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Aircraft, airfields and the reach into the North. 123 images in 4 sub-files.

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Going home after seeing the R.100 airship
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Going home after seeing the R.100 airship
People, airplanes and the R.100 at Saint-Hubert
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People, airplanes and the R.100 at Saint-Hubert
Dignitaries and journalists at the base of the mooring mast at Saint-Hubert Airport
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Dignitaries and journalists at the base of the mooring mast at Saint-Hubert Airport
The R.100 and the huge mooring mast at Saint-Hubert
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The R.100 and the huge mooring mast at Saint-Hubert
Special trains took people to see the R.100 airship
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Special trains took people to see the R.100 airship
An airplane overflying a steam locomotive
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An airplane overflying a steam locomotive
The Loon, a seaplane built by the Aerial Experiment Association
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The Loon, a seaplane built by the Aerial Experiment Association
The Red Wing on the ice of a lake, before its first flight
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The Red Wing on the ice of a lake, before its first flight
Adults and children admiring the Silver Dart
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Adults and children admiring the Silver Dart
One of the giant kites designed by Alexander Graham Bell
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One of the giant kites designed by Alexander Graham Bell
A winter scene with three Canadair DC-4M North Stars
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A winter scene with three Canadair DC-4M North Stars
A TCA crew aboard a Canadair DC-4M North Star
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A TCA crew aboard a Canadair DC-4M North Star
A trainee in a Link trainer receiving instructions
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A trainee in a Link trainer receiving instructions
TCA`s first airliner was this Lockheed 10A
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TCA`s first airliner was this Lockheed 10A
TCA and tourism: a North Star at Kinley Airport, Bermuda
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TCA and tourism: a North Star at Kinley Airport, Bermuda
A TCA Canadair DC-4M North Star flying over Kinley Airport, Bermuda
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A TCA Canadair DC-4M North Star flying over Kinley Airport, Bermuda
Maintaining aircraft is a never-ending task
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Maintaining aircraft is a never-ending task
Many women worked for TCA during the Second World War
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Many women worked for TCA during the Second World War
The grand lady of aviation, the Douglas DC-3 , at Dorval Airport
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The grand lady of aviation, the Douglas DC-3 , at Dorval Airport
TCA Lodestar plane over city
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TCA Lodestar plane over city
A female machinist working on airplane construction
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A female machinist working on airplane construction
Women workers sewing a fabric-covered airplane wing
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Women workers sewing a fabric-covered airplane wing
A female worker assembling aircraft parts
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A female worker assembling aircraft parts
Women assembling aircraft parts
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Women assembling aircraft parts
Women working on a Bolingbroke bomber
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Women working on a Bolingbroke bomber
Women working on an aircraft
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Women working on an aircraft
A woman working in the cockpit area of a Bristol Bolingbroke at a Fairchild Aircraft factory
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A woman working in the cockpit area of a Bristol Bolingbroke at a Fairchild Aircraft factory
Building a Bristol Bolingbroke IV at a Fairchild Aircraft factory for use by the RCAF
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Building a Bristol Bolingbroke IV at a Fairchild Aircraft factory for use by the RCAF
Building a Bristol Bolingbroke IV for the RCAF at a Fairchild Aircraft factory
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Building a Bristol Bolingbroke IV for the RCAF at a Fairchild Aircraft factory
Building a Bristol Bolingbroke IV for the RCAF at a Fairchild Aircraft factory
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Building a Bristol Bolingbroke IV for the RCAF at a Fairchild Aircraft factory
Building a Noorduyn Norseman for the Royal Canadian Air Force at a Noorduyn Aviation factory
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Building a Noorduyn Norseman for the Royal Canadian Air Force at a Noorduyn Aviation factory
Construction of aircraft in the Hurricane plant - fifteen aircraft are produced each week
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Construction of aircraft in the Hurricane plant - fifteen aircraft are produced each week
Crew of a Royal Canadian Air Force Beaufort bomber who torpedoed the Nazi pocket battleship Lutzow
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Crew of a Royal Canadian Air Force Beaufort bomber who torpedoed the Nazi pocket battleship Lutzow
The RCAF Beaufort bomber crew who defeated a German Heinkel 115 and a Nazi pocket battleship
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The RCAF Beaufort bomber crew who defeated a German Heinkel 115 and a Nazi pocket battleship
An RCAF bomber crew climb into their Wellington bomber just before an air raid
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An RCAF bomber crew climb into their Wellington bomber just before an air raid
RCAF crew run toward their fighter aircraft as ground crew stand ready to help them into parachutes
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RCAF crew run toward their fighter aircraft as ground crew stand ready to help them into parachutes
Before take-off, the RCAF ground crew gas up the airplane, check the wireless & engines, & load bombs
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Before take-off, the RCAF ground crew gas up the airplane, check the wireless & engines, & load bombs
Bombs are wheeled out to be loaded underneath an RCAF bomber
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Bombs are wheeled out to be loaded underneath an RCAF bomber
An RCAF crew ready for take-off
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An RCAF crew ready for take-off
General reconnaissance aircraft use pigeons to send messages to base during required radio silence
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General reconnaissance aircraft use pigeons to send messages to base during required radio silence
Three Lockheed Hudson aircraft from an RCAF reconnaissance squadron flying out to sea in formation
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Three Lockheed Hudson aircraft from an RCAF reconnaissance squadron flying out to sea in formation
An RCAF bomber crew member releasing a flare to light up a target for other bombers or photography
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An RCAF bomber crew member releasing a flare to light up a target for other bombers or photography
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth inspect volunteers from the US who have joined the Eagle Squadron
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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth inspect volunteers from the US who have joined the Eagle Squadron
Pointing out some of the German targets he and his crew bombed
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Pointing out some of the German targets he and his crew bombed
RCAF ground crew load a bomb under the wing of a Hurricane bomber
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RCAF ground crew load a bomb under the wing of a Hurricane bomber
An American in the RCAF behind the sights of a Boston's double guns
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An American in the RCAF behind the sights of a Boston's double guns
Members of the Essex Scottish Regiment visit an RCAF base
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Members of the Essex Scottish Regiment visit an RCAF base
A Harvard advanced training plane--the type of aircraft in which RCAF pilots complete training
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A Harvard advanced training plane--the type of aircraft in which RCAF pilots complete training