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Mangled wreckage of vintage World War II Fairey Firefly in which Alan Ness crashed to death is raised in three pieces from Lake Ontario by barge-mount(...)
Mangled wreckage of vintage World War II Fairey Firefly in which Alan Ness crashed to death is raised in three pieces from Lake Ontario by barge-mount(...)

Mangled wreckage of vintage World War II Fairey Firefly in which Alan Ness crashed to death is raised in three pieces from Lake Ontario by barge-mount(...)

Date9/2/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mangled wreckage of vintage World War II Fairey Firefly in which Alan Ness crashed to death is raised in three pieces from Lake Ontario by barge-mounted crane. Red maple leaf insignia on one section remained intact. Brought from Georgia in 1972; it was Canadian Warplane Heritage Foundation s first project.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000142F
Moments after his friend Alan Ness crashed to his death, William McBride lies in a faint at the CNE mobile air control centre. McBride is president of(...)
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