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'Great to be back': Fighter pilot Emile Calderon is greeted by his mother Eileen at Pearson airport last night on his return from the Parsian gulf
'Great to be back': Fighter pilot Emile Calderon is greeted by his mother Eileen at Pearson airport last night on his return from the Parsian gulf

'Great to be back': Fighter pilot Emile Calderon is greeted by his mother Eileen at Pearson airport last night on his return from the Parsian gulf

Date3/11/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: 'Great to be back': Fighter pilot Emile Calderon is greeted by his mother Eileen at Pearson airport last night on his return from the Parsian gulf.
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Glad to be back: Fighter pilot Emile Calderon gets a big hug from his mother, Eileen, at Pearson Airport last night on his return home from the gulf
Glad to be back: Fighter pilot Emile Calderon gets a big hug from his mother, Eileen, at Pearson Airport last night on his return home from the gulf
3/11/1991
Always in mind: Elena Calderon, sister of Canada's Emile Calderon who is flying in the gulf, and her father Emilio show off a photo collage they put together at Christmas
Always in mind: Elena Calderon, sister of Canada's Emile Calderon who is flying in the gulf, and her father Emilio show off a photo collage they put together at Christmas
1/11/1991
Former fighter pilot: Wally Floody, 69, the chief planner of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944, holds a photo taken of himself during his internment
Former fighter pilot: Wally Floody, 69, the chief planner of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944, holds a photo taken of himself during his internment
4/30/1987
As his fighter plane flies on without him, a German pilot, his parachute not yet opened, tumbles earthward somewhere over France. He hit the silk when(...)
As his fighter plane flies on without him, a German pilot, his parachute not yet opened, tumbles earthward somewhere over France. He hit the silk when(...)
8/2/1944
Controller Fred Rodgers was back in front of his radar screen at Pearson airport yesterday, days after he helped persuade a suicidal pilot, not to crash his light plane into the CN Tower or a downtown hospital
Controller Fred Rodgers was back in front of his radar screen at Pearson airport yesterday, days after he helped persuade a suicidal pilot, not to crash his light plane into the CN Tower or a downtown hospital
4/18/1989
Back home: Dr. Chris Giannou, 38, centre, arrives at Pearson International Airport yesterday to be greeted by admirers carrying signs praising his wor(...)
Back home: Dr. Chris Giannou, 38, centre, arrives at Pearson International Airport yesterday to be greeted by admirers carrying signs praising his wor(...)
2/9/1988
Emotional Reunion: There are no dry eyes at Pearson airport as Don McIssac, 57, of Scarborough finally meets his daughter Janet Meikle, mother of two boys, from Glasgow last night
Emotional Reunion: There are no dry eyes at Pearson airport as Don McIssac, 57, of Scarborough finally meets his daughter Janet Meikle, mother of two boys, from Glasgow last night
2/17/1989
Family reunited: Gary Clarke, who recently returned from the Persian Gulf, gets a kiss from his mother, Anna Marie, as relatives celebrate
Family reunited: Gary Clarke, who recently returned from the Persian Gulf, gets a kiss from his mother, Anna Marie, as relatives celebrate
3/31/1991
Warm greeting: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother arrives at Pearson International Airport last night to be met by Lieutenant-Governor Lincoln Alexander and his wife Yvonne
Warm greeting: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother arrives at Pearson International Airport last night to be met by Lieutenant-Governor Lincoln Alexander and his wife Yvonne
7/5/1989
Hero Home. Paul Henderson is greeted by his daughter, Heather, at Toronto international airport last night. High goal won final game
Hero Home. Paul Henderson is greeted by his daughter, Heather, at Toronto international airport last night. High goal won final game
10/1/1972
Kisses amid tears: Kisses and tears of joy were the order of the day as family and friends greeted 865 warship crew members home from the gulf after 7 1/2 months
Kisses amid tears: Kisses and tears of joy were the order of the day as family and friends greeted 865 warship crew members home from the gulf after 7 1/2 months
4/7/1991
Together again: After a separation of nearly two years, Jerzy and Maria Holbuj-Marcon, embrace their 14-year-old son Wojtek at Pearson international Airport last night after the child and his brother Marek, 12, arrived in Canada from Poland
Together again: After a separation of nearly two years, Jerzy and Maria Holbuj-Marcon, embrace their 14-year-old son Wojtek at Pearson international Airport last night after the child and his brother Marek, 12, arrived in Canada from Poland
12/8/1986