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Only 16 Captains with CP Air Fly the Jumbo 747 and make between $60,000 and $70,000 a year
Only 16 Captains with CP Air Fly the Jumbo 747 and make between $60,000 and $70,000 a year

Only 16 Captains with CP Air Fly the Jumbo 747 and make between $60,000 and $70,000 a year

Date12/4/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Only 16 Captains with CP Air Fly the Jumbo 747 and make between $60;000 and $70;000 a year. One of them is Bert Birch; who pilots the Empress of Japan the 4;158 nautical miles between Vancouver and Tokyo. He started out on the run from Edmonton to Yellowknife; flying a DC-3; in 1938: and still looks as though he'd be as much at home in a Yukon bar as in the Tokyo Hilton. When he retires; in two years; he might get a part-time job as a commercial pilot.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003422F