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Sports - Kite Flying

Sports - Kite Flying

Date6/7/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sports - Kite Flying
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0096321F
      Sports - Kite Flying
      Sports - Kite Flying
      Loek, Dick
      6/1/1984
      They delight in flying a kite, Ryan Stananought and Sarah Habib, both 7, test their skills at kite flying before Saturday and Sunday's Four Winds Kite(...)
      They delight in flying a kite, Ryan Stananought and Sarah Habib, both 7, test their skills at kite flying before Saturday and Sunday's Four Winds Kite(...)
      Russell, Jim
      4/19/1988
      Professional kite flyer Ken Lewis of Port Credit experiments with the new Para-foil, a kite sometimes called the Flying Mattress. Big kite uses the ra(...)
      Professional kite flyer Ken Lewis of Port Credit experiments with the new Para-foil, a kite sometimes called the Flying Mattress. Big kite uses the ra(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      11/27/1967
      High above Lake Ontario is Michael Robertson who rides a kite as high as 1,000 feet as part of the Aquarama show at the CNE. A member of the Flying Ci(...)
      High above Lake Ontario is Michael Robertson who rides a kite as high as 1,000 feet as part of the Aquarama show at the CNE. A member of the Flying Ci(...)
      Loek, Dick
      8/24/1973
      This is sky Hook Mark I, Kite flying can be a serious business and this is one example
      This is sky Hook Mark I, Kite flying can be a serious business and this is one example
      Loek, Dick
      3/20/1975
      Kite-flying is a feat in itself but here Paul Roberts steers while 17-year-old Erin Robinson perches on top in one of the daring acts to be performed (...)
      Kite-flying is a feat in itself but here Paul Roberts steers while 17-year-old Erin Robinson perches on top in one of the daring acts to be performed (...)
      Loek, Dick
      8/13/1976
      Flying high near the Airport, Ryan Copithorn, 8, tries his wings with a Wills Wing Skyhawk hang-glider at the Sports Aircraft Expo yesterday at the International Centre on Airport Rd
      Flying high near the Airport, Ryan Copithorn, 8, tries his wings with a Wills Wing Skyhawk hang-glider at the Sports Aircraft Expo yesterday at the International Centre on Airport Rd
      Gower, Patti
      3/3/1990
      Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite collapsed in heavy winds and he fell 450 feet into the lake off th(...)
      Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite collapsed in heavy winds and he fell 450 feet into the lake off th(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      8/24/1975
      Perfect weather to go fly a kite, Bernard Woo takes advantage of a brisk wind coming off the lake to put his stunt kite, with its long tails flutterin(...)
      Perfect weather to go fly a kite, Bernard Woo takes advantage of a brisk wind coming off the lake to put his stunt kite, with its long tails flutterin(...)
      Bull, Ron
      2/28/1988
      Swept away: Bev Jack of the Toronto Kite Fliers demonstrates the Falconbird, a single line kite he made himself
      Swept away: Bev Jack of the Toronto Kite Fliers demonstrates the Falconbird, a single line kite he made himself
      Lautens, Richard
      7/29/1991
      Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite-folded in heavy winds and let him drop 450 feet into the lake next(...)
      Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite-folded in heavy winds and let him drop 450 feet into the lake next(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      8/24/1975
      Man-carrying kites shown by the Go Fly a Kite Club were one of the treats yesterday in the new Harborfront '74
      Man-carrying kites shown by the Go Fly a Kite Club were one of the treats yesterday in the new Harborfront '74
      Bezant, Graham
      6/29/1974