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A fine vintage. A Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress bomber in the foreground is just one of 12 World War II bombers, flighters and transport aircraft on di(...)
A fine vintage. A Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress bomber in the foreground is just one of 12 World War II bombers, flighters and transport aircraft on di(...)

A fine vintage. A Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress bomber in the foreground is just one of 12 World War II bombers, flighters and transport aircraft on di(...)

Date5/17/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: A fine vintage. A Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress bomber in the foreground is just one of 12 World War II bombers, flighters and transport aircraft on display today at Toronto Island Airport. The exhibit features not only the aircraft but their pilots to explain markings, the purpose of the planes and their performance.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003310F
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