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Catching up on old times: Dr. Tony Sweeting, left, and Jim Doolan, re-united for the first time since World War II, hold a model of HMS Indomitable, their aircraft carrier.
Catching up on old times: Dr. Tony Sweeting, left, and Jim Doolan, re-united for the first time since World War II, hold a model of HMS Indomitable, their aircraft carrier.

Catching up on old times: Dr. Tony Sweeting, left, and Jim Doolan, re-united for the first time since World War II, hold a model of HMS Indomitable, their aircraft carrier.

Date8/25/1983
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0134590F
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