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Instrument check is given in the cockpit of a 747 by Maurice Verkindt
Instrument check is given in the cockpit of a 747 by Maurice Verkindt

Instrument check is given in the cockpit of a 747 by Maurice Verkindt

Date2/18/1977
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FormatPicture
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0002707F
Another world: Air Vice-Marshal George Howsam, 86, of Victoria, chats with Captain Gordon Morgan and first officer Kip Chaput in the cockpit of the 747
Another world: Air Vice-Marshal George Howsam, 86, of Victoria, chats with Captain Gordon Morgan and first officer Kip Chaput in the cockpit of the 747
Darrell, Dick
11/6/1981
So many switches: Ron Dennis, at the controls of a 747 at Terminal 2, gives his son Andrew, 4, a quick lesson in flight instruments.
So many switches: Ron Dennis, at the controls of a 747 at Terminal 2, gives his son Andrew, 4, a quick lesson in flight instruments.
Toronto Star (Firm)
10/29/1992
Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Henkel check their list to see that everything - and everyone - is aboard their minibus before setting off for another engagement. The seven Henkel children, Rosalind, Barbara, Arnold, Doris, Walter, George Peter, all play musical instruments and are known as the Flatland Yodellers. They have been awarded the Metropolitan Toronto Good Citizen Medal for May.
Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Henkel check their list to see that everything - and everyone - is aboard their minibus before setting off for another engagement. The seven Henkel children, Rosalind, Barbara, Arnold, Doris, Walter, George Peter, all play musical instruments and are known as the Flatland Yodellers. They have been awarded the Metropolitan Toronto Good Citizen Medal for May.
Geo, Mario
5/26/1972
Brown checks controls and instruments. Vessel is powered by 3 diesel engines, Just as incredible as the amount of work put into the boat is the co-operation of Brown's neighbors.
Brown checks controls and instruments. Vessel is powered by 3 diesel engines, Just as incredible as the amount of work put into the boat is the co-operation of Brown's neighbors.
Spremo, Boris
11/14/1977
Built in 1970 at cost of $15 million, 747 hangar can handle two 747s, L-1011s and six DC-9s
Built in 1970 at cost of $15 million, 747 hangar can handle two 747s, L-1011s and six DC-9s
Spremo, Boris
2/18/1977
The Air are provided by just one Boeing 747 like this shown during stop in Toronto this week, nine shifts pilots - 27 men in all - plus nine shifts of(...)
The Air are provided by just one Boeing 747 like this shown during stop in Toronto this week, nine shifts pilots - 27 men in all - plus nine shifts of(...)
Combs, Erin
3/26/1977
Realizes life-long ambition-Sir Malcolm Campbell in salt-encrusted cockpit of the Bluebird on the Bonn ville saline beds in western Utah, where he rea(...)
Realizes life-long ambition-Sir Malcolm Campbell in salt-encrusted cockpit of the Bluebird on the Bonn ville saline beds in western Utah, where he rea(...)
Campbell, Donald
9/5/1935
Air Canada Capt. Wendell Reid uses a 747 simulator to administer refresher courses that pilots must take every three months, the simulator making poss(...)
Air Canada Capt. Wendell Reid uses a 747 simulator to administer refresher courses that pilots must take every three months, the simulator making poss(...)
Loek, Dick
12/8/1971
His weapon's the Dash-8: Air Atonabee president Joe Csumrik of Peterborough is staking $30 million on the 2-engined, 36-passenger de Havilland Dash 8, to gain the lion's share of the Toronto Ottawa-Montreal business passenger trade. John Gilmore of Montreal is betting $35 million on the Dash 7. It'll be no contest, says Csumrik, above, in the cockpit of his firm's plane.
His weapon's the Dash-8: Air Atonabee president Joe Csumrik of Peterborough is staking $30 million on the 2-engined, 36-passenger de Havilland Dash 8, to gain the lion's share of the Toronto Ottawa-Montreal business passenger trade. John Gilmore of Montreal is betting $35 million on the Dash 7. It'll be no contest, says Csumrik, above, in the cockpit of his firm's plane.
Slaughter, Mike
7/21/1983
Mary Saunderson peers out from her 36-foot sloop Omega Answer, which has a plastic cover over the cockpit to give extra space and to keep the heat in during the winter
Mary Saunderson peers out from her 36-foot sloop Omega Answer, which has a plastic cover over the cockpit to give extra space and to keep the heat in during the winter
Toronto Star (Firm)
n.d.
In cockpit of the R.C.A.F. North Star which carried Gordon Jarrett, Toronto ex-flying officer, on his just completed two-way ocean crossing are F.O. Earl Banks, pilot, and F.O. G. W. Webb
In cockpit of the R.C.A.F. North Star which carried Gordon Jarrett, Toronto ex-flying officer, on his just completed two-way ocean crossing are F.O. Earl Banks, pilot, and F.O. G. W. Webb
Jarrett, Gordon H.
10/6/1948
Joking with a jet. Andy pretends to hold up the huge engine of a 747 (400 series) aircraft when Grade 2 and 3 French-Immersion students from Royal Orc(...)
Joking with a jet. Andy pretends to hold up the huge engine of a 747 (400 series) aircraft when Grade 2 and 3 French-Immersion students from Royal Orc(...)
Gower, Patti
5/7/1992