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Fire fighter makes splash at air show

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Fire fighter makes splash at air show

Date8/29/1975

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Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Fire fighter makes splash at air show. A plane from the Ministry of the Environment dumps water on a blazing tow-barge yesterday during a demonstration of a fire-fighting technique known as fire-bombing. The action took place in Lake Ontario near the CNE grounds as part of the Canadian International Air Show. A feature of the weekend air show is the scheduled demonstration of the U.S. Air Force SR-71, called the world's fastest aircraft. The 60-ton jet plane has top speed of more than 2,000 m.ph.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002818F

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