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Flying high: Curtis Begg, above, president of Skywalker Airlines, and partner Albert Friedberg, both football fans, started up the Toronto Island based airline as a faster way to get to Buffalo Bills games.
Flying high: Curtis Begg, above, president of Skywalker Airlines, and partner Albert Friedberg, both football fans, started up the Toronto Island based airline as a faster way to get to Buffalo Bills games.

Flying high: Curtis Begg, above, president of Skywalker Airlines, and partner Albert Friedberg, both football fans, started up the Toronto Island based airline as a faster way to get to Buffalo Bills games.

Date4/28/1987
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0125298F
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