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Light airplane squadron flies over the city

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Light airplane squadron flies over the city

Date9/2/1938

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Light airplane squadron flies over the city. A fleet of small airplanes flew over Toronto today and landed at Barker Field; so that their pilots might visit the C.N.E. The fleet was flown by a group of sportsmen owners. The visit was designed to display the feasibility of light airplanes. Here are the ships before taking off from Hamilton.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003545F

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