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Air Canada flight attendant Richard Begin returns on crutches to the scene of the DC-9 crash at Toronto International Airport to alleviate some of my (...)
Air Canada flight attendant Richard Begin returns on crutches to the scene of the DC-9 crash at Toronto International Airport to alleviate some of my (...)

Air Canada flight attendant Richard Begin returns on crutches to the scene of the DC-9 crash at Toronto International Airport to alleviate some of my (...)

Date6/27/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Air Canada flight attendant Richard Begin returns on crutches to the scene of the DC-9 crash at Toronto International Airport to alleviate some of my mental problems. He twisted an ankle in crash but expects to work again soon.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000192F
Two people died and 105 were injured when Air Canada DC-9 skidded into ravine and broke up at Toronto International Airport
Two people died and 105 were injured when Air Canada DC-9 skidded into ravine and broke up at Toronto International Airport
6/26/1978
Piece by piece, the wrecked body of the Air Canada DC-9 that crashed at Toronto International Airport on Monday is being taken from its resting place (...)
Piece by piece, the wrecked body of the Air Canada DC-9 that crashed at Toronto International Airport on Monday is being taken from its resting place (...)
6/30/1978
Final Judgment: Mr. Justice Virgil Moshansky shares a copy of his report yesterday with Sonia Hartwick, a flight attendant who survived the Air Ontario crash
Final Judgment: Mr. Justice Virgil Moshansky shares a copy of his report yesterday with Sonia Hartwick, a flight attendant who survived the Air Ontario crash
3/27/1992
Hovering over death scene of 108 victims of crash of Air Canada s DC-8 jetliner last Sunday, Canadian Armed Forces helicopter moves in to start airlif(...)
Hovering over death scene of 108 victims of crash of Air Canada s DC-8 jetliner last Sunday, Canadian Armed Forces helicopter moves in to start airlif(...)
7/5/1970
An air Canada DC-8 burns at Toronto International Airport last night after an explosion ignited jet fuel and turned it into a roaring fireball. Witnes(...)
An air Canada DC-8 burns at Toronto International Airport last night after an explosion ignited jet fuel and turned it into a roaring fireball. Witnes(...)
6/22/1973
Charred wreckage is all that remains of an Air Canada DC-8 that exploded and burned at Toronto International Airport last night only six minute before(...)
Charred wreckage is all that remains of an Air Canada DC-8 that exploded and burned at Toronto International Airport last night only six minute before(...)
6/21/1973
Stained with blood and partially burned, mail recovered from the DC-8 jetliner that crashed north to Toronto International Airport on Sunday is sorted(...)
Stained with blood and partially burned, mail recovered from the DC-8 jetliner that crashed north to Toronto International Airport on Sunday is sorted(...)
7/8/1970
This scene of a simulated air disaster at Toronto International Airport with 250 victims looked so real that passengers flying overhead had to be assu(...)
This scene of a simulated air disaster at Toronto International Airport with 250 victims looked so real that passengers flying overhead had to be assu(...)
9/16/1976
Flames destroyed the passenger section of an Air Canada DC-8 on the tarmac, then reached the tail
Flames destroyed the passenger section of an Air Canada DC-8 on the tarmac, then reached the tail
6/21/1973
This is a model of the Air Canada DC-8 that last July crashed north of Malton, killing 109 persons
This is a model of the Air Canada DC-8 that last July crashed north of Malton, killing 109 persons
11/24/1970
Investigative teams, including FBI agents, check out the fire-gutted DC-9 as it lies on the runway surrounded by fire-retardant foam
Investigative teams, including FBI agents, check out the fire-gutted DC-9 as it lies on the runway surrounded by fire-retardant foam
6/2/1983
Memory of ill-fated flight doesn t deter crash survivor
Memory of ill-fated flight doesn t deter crash survivor
6/25/1978