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Workers at Baldwin Airport, north of Newmarket, hoist a Macair Merlin ultralight plane on their shoulders to carry it to a trailer for transport to th(...)

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Workers at Baldwin Airport, north of Newmarket, hoist a Macair Merlin ultralight plane on their shoulders to carry it to a trailer for transport to th(...)

Date2/25/1991

Names

Slaughter, Mike (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Picture

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Original Toronto Star caption: Workers at Baldwin Airport; north of Newmarket; hoist a Macair Merlin ultralight plane on their shoulders to carry it to a trailer for transport to this week's Sport Aircraft Expo. The show; which features recreational aircraft - ultralights; gyrocopters and amateur-built aircraft- runs Friday; Saturday and Sunday at the International Centre on Airport Rd. In Mississauga. The Canadian-designed Merlin has been built from a kit; which sells for $16;000. It takes about 300 hours to assemble and is powered by a modified snowmobile engine.

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Ultralight aircraft

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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_0003555F

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