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Date1/12/1986
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  • 9:13 A.M.; Window washer John Fulop; 56; gives the windows of the control tower at Toronto Island Airport their weekly wiping. Because the temperature is so low (-14 Celsius); he uses an alcohol-based solution to prevent the liquid from freezing. Between 450 to 500 planes fly in and out of the airport during the winter months and travel from 50 to 500 miles away. During the summer; between 700 and 1;000 single- and twin-engine aircraft use the airport for business or pleasure trips.
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Original Toronto Star caption: 9:13 A.M.; Window washer John Fulop; 56; gives the windows of the control tower at Toronto Island Airport their weekly wiping. Because the temperature is so low (-14 Celsius); he uses an alcohol-based solution to prevent the liquid from freezing. Between 450 to 500 planes fly in and out of the airport during the winter months and travel from 50 to 500 miles away. During the summer; between 700 and 1;000 single- and twin-engine aircraft use the airport for business or pleasure trips.
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    Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0108812F
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