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Planely impossible. This airplane looks as if it flew over Toronto, missed the runway at Toronto International Airport, and landed smack in the middle(...)
Planely impossible. This airplane looks as if it flew over Toronto, missed the runway at Toronto International Airport, and landed smack in the middle(...)

Planely impossible. This airplane looks as if it flew over Toronto, missed the runway at Toronto International Airport, and landed smack in the middle(...)

Date5/27/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Planely impossible. This airplane looks as if it flew over Toronto; missed the runway at Toronto International Airport; and landed smack in the middle of a billboard. But actually; it's an innovation in the advertising field being installed at York St. and Lake Shore Blvd. by Steve Clark and Andy Dolan. The three-dimensional effect is achieved by a 12-foot scale model of an airplane made of rubber; with a fan blowing behind to keep it inflated.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003810F
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