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Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again, Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne
Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again, Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne

Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again, Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne

Date7/15/1943
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  • Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again, Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne
  • Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again; Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne. Flight-Sergt. George Calver. Grandview. Man., flew from Montreal with Air Marshal W. A. Bishop to address workers at the de Havilland aircraft plant. Now, with artificial limbs, he is anxious to get back into the fight.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again; Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne. Flight-Sergt. George Calver. Grandview. Man., flew from Montreal with Air Marshal W. A. Bishop to address workers at the de Havilland aircraft plant. Now, with artificial limbs, he is anxious to get back into the fight.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0032894F
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