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Wingless Moth: Hannu Halminen is restoring this Tiger Moth in Oshawa. Only 15 of the World War II training planes are still flying in Canada.
Wingless Moth: Hannu Halminen is restoring this Tiger Moth in Oshawa. Only 15 of the World War II training planes are still flying in Canada.

Wingless Moth: Hannu Halminen is restoring this Tiger Moth in Oshawa. Only 15 of the World War II training planes are still flying in Canada.

Date3/11/1991
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0128115F
Keeps' Em flying: Maurice Nesbitt works on vintage planes at Oshawa airport.
Keeps' Em flying: Maurice Nesbitt works on vintage planes at Oshawa airport.
4/22/1993
Children's Village at Ontario Place, a two-acre dream playground for urban children, has attracted thousands of exuberant youngsters during the summer moths
Children's Village at Ontario Place, a two-acre dream playground for urban children, has attracted thousands of exuberant youngsters during the summer moths
8/31/1973
Soul travel to outer space is encouraged by Eckankar, a philosophical -religious organization run by a retired couple, Fabian and Lillian Burbeck. This group believes souls can travel on several mystic planes to outer space and indescribable occult places. Burbecks lead classes - there are 15 courses that take more than 7 years of study to complete - and attract people of all ages. They urge self-improvement.
Soul travel to outer space is encouraged by Eckankar, a philosophical -religious organization run by a retired couple, Fabian and Lillian Burbeck. This group believes souls can travel on several mystic planes to outer space and indescribable occult places. Burbecks lead classes - there are 15 courses that take more than 7 years of study to complete - and attract people of all ages. They urge self-improvement.
4/10/1978
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
11/3/1975
His domain: Roy Moore's airline, Worldways Canada, has five planes that take anyone - or anything - almost anywhere.
His domain: Roy Moore's airline, Worldways Canada, has five planes that take anyone - or anything - almost anywhere.
4/22/1982
Tony Carazza is an air traffic controller at Toronto International Airport. He figures he's shepherded down planes with about 1,500,000 passengers this year.
Tony Carazza is an air traffic controller at Toronto International Airport. He figures he's shepherded down planes with about 1,500,000 passengers this year.
12/16/1969
George II: Nobody at Camp X, the secret spy school near Oshawa during World War II that trained British agents, went by surnames, its senior radio man recalls. George Carothers became George II because the service had already signed up a George.
George II: Nobody at Camp X, the secret spy school near Oshawa during World War II that trained British agents, went by surnames, its senior radio man recalls. George Carothers became George II because the service had already signed up a George.
6/13/1979
Sport Plane: Les Hovath, 54, spent seven years building a Bushby Mustang II, a two-seat aluminium sport plane that can hit more than 300 km/hr (186 m
Sport Plane: Les Hovath, 54, spent seven years building a Bushby Mustang II, a two-seat aluminium sport plane that can hit more than 300 km/hr (186 m
12/20/1988
Doctor's dilemma, Dr. Andreas Haralampides, 40, of Uxbridge throws up his hands at his crashed plane after making a forced landing in a cornfield near Markham. His Passenger, Gordon Land, 37, of Oshawa had only six months ago made ago made a similar forced landing in a Mississauga field with Haralampides piloting the same plane.
Doctor's dilemma, Dr. Andreas Haralampides, 40, of Uxbridge throws up his hands at his crashed plane after making a forced landing in a cornfield near Markham. His Passenger, Gordon Land, 37, of Oshawa had only six months ago made ago made a similar forced landing in a Mississauga field with Haralampides piloting the same plane.
9/17/1980
Air controller Gary MacDonald (left) and Donald Pratt, a passenger who only had 6 hours of flying instruction 30 years ago, were commended by coroner's jury for their actions after a pilot of a small plane died at controls
Air controller Gary MacDonald (left) and Donald Pratt, a passenger who only had 6 hours of flying instruction 30 years ago, were commended by coroner's jury for their actions after a pilot of a small plane died at controls
5/3/1978
Alan Bell: Veteran lost his left leg when his plane went down in World War II and now can't work because of sickness.
Alan Bell: Veteran lost his left leg when his plane went down in World War II and now can't work because of sickness.
10/21/1983
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
5/11/1983