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Just testing. Fire and ambulance crews attend to victims yesterday after a mock plane crash at the Toronto Island Airport
Just testing. Fire and ambulance crews attend to victims yesterday after a mock plane crash at the Toronto Island Airport

Just testing. Fire and ambulance crews attend to victims yesterday after a mock plane crash at the Toronto Island Airport

Date22 June 1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Just testing. Fire and ambulance crews attend to victims yesterday after a mock plane crash at the Toronto Island Airport. In the simulated disaster, dubbed Aquarius, a plane with 33 passengers and a crew of four loses power on takeoff and crashes on the runway. Part of the fuselage slides into the lake.
GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodToronto Islands
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0000017F
Just testing. Fire and ambulance crews attend to victims yesterday after a mock plane crash at the Toronto Island Airport
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