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A handy field for Sunday fliers and business aircraft, the money-losing Toronto Island Airport is soon to get a temporary financial transfusion. But i(...)
A handy field for Sunday fliers and business aircraft, the money-losing Toronto Island Airport is soon to get a temporary financial transfusion. But i(...)

A handy field for Sunday fliers and business aircraft, the money-losing Toronto Island Airport is soon to get a temporary financial transfusion. But i(...)

Date11/18/1974
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  • A handy field for Sunday fliers and business aircraft, the money-losing Toronto Island Airport is soon to get a temporary financial transfusion. But its long-term prospects are cloudy and nearly every level of government will have a say in them. It could be closed or become a base for Short Take-Off-and-Landing (STOL) aircraft.
  • A handy field for Sunday fliers and business aircraft, the money-losing Toronto Island Airport is soon to get a temporary financial transfusion. But i(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: A handy field for Sunday fliers and business aircraft, the money-losing Toronto Island Airport is soon to get a temporary financial transfusion. But its long-term prospects are cloudy and nearly every level of government will have a say in them. It could be closed or become a base for Short Take-Off-and-Landing (STOL) aircraft.
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    Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003284F
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