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Wingless Moth: Hannu Halminen is restoring this Tiger Moth in Oshawa. Only 15 of the World War II training planes are still flying in Canada.
Wingless Moth: Hannu Halminen is restoring this Tiger Moth in Oshawa. Only 15 of the World War II training planes are still flying in Canada.

Wingless Moth: Hannu Halminen is restoring this Tiger Moth in Oshawa. Only 15 of the World War II training planes are still flying in Canada.

Date3/11/1991
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128115F
Keeps' Em flying: Maurice Nesbitt works on vintage planes at Oshawa airport.
Keeps' Em flying: Maurice Nesbitt works on vintage planes at Oshawa airport.
4/22/1993
Children's Village at Ontario Place, a two-acre dream playground for urban children, has attracted thousands of exuberant youngsters during the summer moths
Children's Village at Ontario Place, a two-acre dream playground for urban children, has attracted thousands of exuberant youngsters during the summer moths
8/31/1973
World War II Planes (p-40 fighter left and B-25 bomber) form a backdrop as youth and age discuss flying at Harlingen
World War II Planes (p-40 fighter left and B-25 bomber) form a backdrop as youth and age discuss flying at Harlingen
1/22/1983
Holding aloft mail they flew to Malton from Montreal in Tiger Moth biplane in background are Thomas R
Holding aloft mail they flew to Malton from Montreal in Tiger Moth biplane in background are Thomas R
6/24/1968
Aviation - Aircraft - Tiger Moth
Aviation - Aircraft - Tiger Moth
4/27/1996
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
5/11/1983
George II: Nobody at Camp X, the secret spy school near Oshawa during World War II that trained British agents, went by surnames, its senior radio man recalls. George Carothers became George II because the service had already signed up a George.
George II: Nobody at Camp X, the secret spy school near Oshawa during World War II that trained British agents, went by surnames, its senior radio man recalls. George Carothers became George II because the service had already signed up a George.
6/13/1979
Alan Bell: Veteran lost his left leg when his plane went down in World War II and now can't work because of sickness.
Alan Bell: Veteran lost his left leg when his plane went down in World War II and now can't work because of sickness.
10/21/1983
Soul travel to outer space is encouraged by Eckankar, a philosophical -religious organization run by a retired couple, Fabian and Lillian Burbeck. This group believes souls can travel on several mystic planes to outer space and indescribable occult places. Burbecks lead classes - there are 15 courses that take more than 7 years of study to complete - and attract people of all ages. They urge self-improvement.
Soul travel to outer space is encouraged by Eckankar, a philosophical -religious organization run by a retired couple, Fabian and Lillian Burbeck. This group believes souls can travel on several mystic planes to outer space and indescribable occult places. Burbecks lead classes - there are 15 courses that take more than 7 years of study to complete - and attract people of all ages. They urge self-improvement.
4/10/1978
Taking flight. World War II fighter planes, including a Corsair, left, and a Mustang, flew over Toronto yesterday in a preview of the Hamilton Interna(...)
Taking flight. World War II fighter planes, including a Corsair, left, and a Mustang, flew over Toronto yesterday in a preview of the Hamilton Interna(...)
6/18/1980
Doctor's dilemma, Dr. Andreas Haralampides, 40, of Uxbridge throws up his hands at his crashed plane after making a forced landing in a cornfield near Markham. His Passenger, Gordon Land, 37, of Oshawa had only six months ago made ago made a similar forced landing in a Mississauga field with Haralampides piloting the same plane.
Doctor's dilemma, Dr. Andreas Haralampides, 40, of Uxbridge throws up his hands at his crashed plane after making a forced landing in a cornfield near Markham. His Passenger, Gordon Land, 37, of Oshawa had only six months ago made ago made a similar forced landing in a Mississauga field with Haralampides piloting the same plane.
9/17/1980
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
11/3/1975