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Bullets of light, not lead, stream from the muzzle of this tank gun in battle practice at Camp Borden
Bullets of light, not lead, stream from the muzzle of this tank gun in battle practice at Camp Borden

Bullets of light, not lead, stream from the muzzle of this tank gun in battle practice at Camp Borden

Date4/25/1941
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bullets of light; not lead; stream from the muzzle of this tank gun in battle practice at Camp Borden. Visible as far as 2;000 yards; the powerful light beam checks the accuracy of the tank commander's fire order and the gunner's marksmanship.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0002109F
      Camp Borden's O.C. in command at Camp Borden during the summer manoeuvres at present is Lieut. Col. F. F. Worthington. Tank drill and army supply practice constitutes the training program
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/26/1944
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      10/7/1939
      Reporter now tank man. Trooper Norman Phillips Canadian Armored Corps. before joining the army was The Star's Camp Borden reporter
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