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Leading North America in the pure jet ait passenger field, Canada yesterday saw the Avro Jetliner, first of its kind in this hemisphere, take to the a(...)
Leading North America in the pure jet ait passenger field, Canada yesterday saw the Avro Jetliner, first of its kind in this hemisphere, take to the a(...)

Leading North America in the pure jet ait passenger field, Canada yesterday saw the Avro Jetliner, first of its kind in this hemisphere, take to the a(...)

Date8/11/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Leading North America in the pure jet ait passenger field, Canada yesterday saw the Avro Jetliner, first of its kind in this hemisphere, take to the air at Malton. The four-engined craft will carry 50 passengers at 430 m.p.h., at 30,000 feet. It is now on shakedown tests
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002695F
Crowd was attracted by gleaming ship
Crowd was attracted by gleaming ship
8/11/1948
All that's left: Turkeys gobble in the hangar at Dunnville which once housed Harvard and twin-engine Avro Anson trainers
All that's left: Turkeys gobble in the hangar at Dunnville which once housed Harvard and twin-engine Avro Anson trainers
6/1/1982
David and Dylan Bracken, 4, looking at the Avro Arrow cockpit simulator. Bramalea City Centre, Bramalea, Ontario
David and Dylan Bracken, 4, looking at the Avro Arrow cockpit simulator. Bramalea City Centre, Bramalea, Ontario
10/4/1995
Salute to past: A restored Avro Lancaster bomber takes a run over Hamilton yesterday in preparation for the Hamilton international Air Show, June 17-18
Salute to past: A restored Avro Lancaster bomber takes a run over Hamilton yesterday in preparation for the Hamilton international Air Show, June 17-18
6/8/1989
Salute to past: A restored Avro Lancaster bomber takes a run over Hamilton yesterday in preparation for the Hamilton international Air Show, June 17-18
Salute to past: A restored Avro Lancaster bomber takes a run over Hamilton yesterday in preparation for the Hamilton international Air Show, June 17-18
6/8/1989
Maiden flight of the Dash 7. Soaring over a test area near Markham, 50-passenger STOL (for short take-off and landing) Dash 7 make its first flight Th(...)
Maiden flight of the Dash 7. Soaring over a test area near Markham, 50-passenger STOL (for short take-off and landing) Dash 7 make its first flight Th(...)
3/27/1975
Newest Jets haul more cargo. Air Canada is tired of flying all those empty seats in its jumbo jets back and forth across the Atlantic. The latest Boei(...)
Newest Jets haul more cargo. Air Canada is tired of flying all those empty seats in its jumbo jets back and forth across the Atlantic. The latest Boei(...)
10/6/1975
Long-range version of the Lockheed TriStar jet, above, is being considered by Air Canada as passenger traffic climbs
Long-range version of the Lockheed TriStar jet, above, is being considered by Air Canada as passenger traffic climbs
3/8/1973
Last of the Lancs. Airman lowers flag in salute to famed World War II bombers - the Avro Lancasters - the last four of which were retired from RCAF se(...)
Last of the Lancs. Airman lowers flag in salute to famed World War II bombers - the Avro Lancasters - the last four of which were retired from RCAF se(...)
4/10/1964
First man to ditch a jet plane, Flt
First man to ditch a jet plane, Flt
7/26/1946
Canada's first post-war private plane is this two-passenger side-by-side model which is dual-controlled
Canada's first post-war private plane is this two-passenger side-by-side model which is dual-controlled
3/2/1945
New prop: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada in Downsview is working on a new type of propeller for turboprop planes, which it says are more fuel-efficient than jets
New prop: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada in Downsview is working on a new type of propeller for turboprop planes, which it says are more fuel-efficient than jets
11/26/1982