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Ready for takeoff: Brett Russell displays a Wind Rider hovercraft made in Bowmanville that the hopes will catch on with cottagers and rescuers.
Ready for takeoff: Brett Russell displays a Wind Rider hovercraft made in Bowmanville that the hopes will catch on with cottagers and rescuers.

Ready for takeoff: Brett Russell displays a Wind Rider hovercraft made in Bowmanville that the hopes will catch on with cottagers and rescuers.

Date11/7/1990
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0133142F
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Don Soutar can often be heard demonstrating his $10,000 hovercraft.
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