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(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: 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 Thursday. The aircraft, manufactured by de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd., can take off and land on a 2,000-foot-long runway, whereas a conventional jetliner requires a runway of up to 10,000 feet long.