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De Havilland hands over controls for Number 7,000

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De Havilland hands over controls for Number 7,000

Date10/3/1986

Names

De Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada, Limited (subject)

Russell, Jim (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: De Havilland hands over controls for Number 7;000. De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. rolls out the fifth Dash 8 to be delivered to Horizon Air of Seattle; Wash. The airline ordered 10 Dash 8s plus options for 10 more last year. But the more than 4;000 employees gathered around the Dash 8 at the plant yesterday were also there to celebrate the production of de Havilland's 7;000th aircraft since the 1920s.

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Design and construction

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003449F

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