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Only one out of three production lines is still operating at the de Havilland aircraft plant at Downsview, Ont
Only one out of three production lines is still operating at the de Havilland aircraft plant at Downsview, Ont

Only one out of three production lines is still operating at the de Havilland aircraft plant at Downsview, Ont

Date7/11/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Only one out of three production lines is still operating at the de Havilland aircraft plant at Downsview, Ont. Here Twin Otters fro export to Indonesia are being completed by management personnel in a plant now at low ebb because of a strike by 900 United Auto Workers which began Jan. 20. No new aircraft are being started and, unless strike ends work may come to a complete halt. There's a backlog of orders and spare parts are supplied from inventory. The Toronto company is a pioneer in short takeoff aircraft.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002811F
Production lines have been virtually deserted at Metro's de Havilland aircraft plant since 900 production workers walked off their jobs on Jan. 20, 19(...)
Production lines have been virtually deserted at Metro's de Havilland aircraft plant since 900 production workers walked off their jobs on Jan. 20, 19(...)
7/21/1972
Two Aircraft stand outside the de Havilland Aircraft of Canada plant in Downsview, where 600 to 700 men will be laid off before the end of the year be(...)
Two Aircraft stand outside the de Havilland Aircraft of Canada plant in Downsview, where 600 to 700 men will be laid off before the end of the year be(...)
7/6/1971
Two flight models of the Dash 7 - de Havilland of Canada's pride and joy - are near completion at de Havilland's aircraft factory at Downsview. This i(...)
Two flight models of the Dash 7 - de Havilland of Canada's pride and joy - are near completion at de Havilland's aircraft factory at Downsview. This i(...)
12/19/1974
New prop: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada in Downsview is working on a new type of propeller for turboprop planes, which it says are more fuel-efficient than jets
New prop: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada in Downsview is working on a new type of propeller for turboprop planes, which it says are more fuel-efficient than jets
11/26/1982
Montreal-Ottawa air bus. Six modified Twin Otters are at de Havilland Aircraft, Downsview, almost ready for delivery to the federal government for its(...)
Montreal-Ottawa air bus. Six modified Twin Otters are at de Havilland Aircraft, Downsview, almost ready for delivery to the federal government for its(...)
5/17/1973
Boeing setback: Canadian auto workers president Bob White says de Havilland plant, employing 4,300 members of his union, in Downsview Cannot be left idle
Boeing setback: Canadian auto workers president Bob White says de Havilland plant, employing 4,300 members of his union, in Downsview Cannot be left idle
10/2/1991
'We are losing control of many that symbolize the leading edge - companies like de Havilland, whose aircraft have symbolized Canada around the world.'
'We are losing control of many that symbolize the leading edge - companies like de Havilland, whose aircraft have symbolized Canada around the world.'
8/22/1988
Bombardier Aerospace De Havilland Plant
Bombardier Aerospace De Havilland Plant
11/21/1997
Experimental Plane which appears to be piggy-back affair is examined by senior NATO officers at the de Havilland plant
Experimental Plane which appears to be piggy-back affair is examined by senior NATO officers at the de Havilland plant
4/10/1957
Crash at summerside, P.E.I., today, involved a Canadian Forces Argus like the one shown here. One of the oldest military aircraft still in service in (...)
Crash at summerside, P.E.I., today, involved a Canadian Forces Argus like the one shown here. One of the oldest military aircraft still in service in (...)
6/19/1975
De Havilland Dash 8 Bob Rae presides as Great China Airlines Chairman S
De Havilland Dash 8 Bob Rae presides as Great China Airlines Chairman S
6/8/1994
Dash 8 400 Series De Havilland Inc
Dash 8 400 Series De Havilland Inc
11/21/1997