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Warplane performs stunts over metro

Date3/23/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Warplane performs stunts over metro. A CF5 fighter plane from 433 Squadron in Bagotville; Que.; soars over the Islands yesterday in a preview of the high-speed passes its squadron will make in the airshow at the Canadian National Exhibition this year. As the jets did rolls; flew in formation with wings only 20 feet apart; flew upside down and skimmed Lake Simcoe only 50 feet above the water; they were doing 500 to 650 miles an hour; the top speed is more than 1;000 miles an hour. They do close air support.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003578F