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Snowbirds on anniversary high. Nine-plane Canadian aerobatic team, spotted practising over the Toronto skyline yesterday, celebrates its twentieth ann(...)
Snowbirds on anniversary high. Nine-plane Canadian aerobatic team, spotted practising over the Toronto skyline yesterday, celebrates its twentieth ann(...)

Snowbirds on anniversary high. Nine-plane Canadian aerobatic team, spotted practising over the Toronto skyline yesterday, celebrates its twentieth ann(...)

Date8/31/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Snowbirds on anniversary high. Nine-plane Canadian aerobatic team, spotted practising over the Toronto skyline yesterday, celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year with an intricate manoeure debuting at the Ex today in honor of the Silver anniversary of the Canadian flag. The formation's called Maple Leaf Burst.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0003317F
      His eyes are on the snowbirds, the Canadian Forces aerobatic team, as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau attends opening of Commonwealth Games with the Que(...)
      His eyes are on the snowbirds, the Canadian Forces aerobatic team, as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau attends opening of Commonwealth Games with the Que(...)
      Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
      8/3/1978
      Pole position. No, these Canadian Forces jets are not impaled on the CN Tower. Ten feet apart, two Tutor trainers of the Snowbirds aerobatic team make(...)
      Pole position. No, these Canadian Forces jets are not impaled on the CN Tower. Ten feet apart, two Tutor trainers of the Snowbirds aerobatic team make(...)
      Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Snowbirds
      8/30/1979
      The Snowbirds aerobatic team in action at the Canadian National Exhibition
      The Snowbirds aerobatic team in action at the Canadian National Exhibition
      Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Snowbirds
      8/26/1975
      Snowbirds warm up: A Star photographer, flying with a pilot outside the nine-plane formation, snaps the world-famous stunt team in perfect synch during a media preview yesterday
      Snowbirds warm up: A Star photographer, flying with a pilot outside the nine-plane formation, snaps the world-famous stunt team in perfect synch during a media preview yesterday
      Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Snowbirds
      9/4/1992
      Snowbirds roar over metro. Capt. Wes MacKay banks his Canadian Forces Tutor jet over downtown Toronto yesterday in a practice run before he and fellow(...)
      Snowbirds roar over metro. Capt. Wes MacKay banks his Canadian Forces Tutor jet over downtown Toronto yesterday in a practice run before he and fellow(...)
      Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Snowbirds
      9/1/1988
      The Snowbirds show their skill, At 350 miles an hour, the stunting Snowbirds of the Canadian Forces fly past the CN Tower yesterday in preparation for(...)
      The Snowbirds show their skill, At 350 miles an hour, the stunting Snowbirds of the Canadian Forces fly past the CN Tower yesterday in preparation for(...)
      Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Snowbirds
      8/26/1975
      Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds are pictured yesterday flying over the waterfront as they rehearsed for the Canadan International Air Show which is be(...)
      Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds are pictured yesterday flying over the waterfront as they rehearsed for the Canadan International Air Show which is be(...)
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      8/31/1973
      Major Steve Hill snowbirds team leader
      Major Steve Hill snowbirds team leader
      Spremo, Boris
      8/31/1995
      Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform with CNE flag at half - most to honour Nimrod crew
      Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform with CNE flag at half - most to honour Nimrod crew
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/3/1995
      The jet set. These Snowbirds-Canadian Armed Forces Tudor jets - are seven of the stars of the CNE's International Air Show. The show, which runs until(...)
      The jet set. These Snowbirds-Canadian Armed Forces Tudor jets - are seven of the stars of the CNE's International Air Show. The show, which runs until(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      9/3/1971
      White Mischief: Carlo Luchetta, left, de-ices a Mexicanbound L-1011 loaded with snowbirds at Pearson airport yesterday while David Roeder digs out Broadview Ave
      White Mischief: Carlo Luchetta, left, de-ices a Mexicanbound L-1011 loaded with snowbirds at Pearson airport yesterday while David Roeder digs out Broadview Ave
      Spremo, Boris
      12/29/1989
      Hart House, a beautiful building intended to house great debates and lofty ideals celebrates its 50th anniversary as a groevy place to crash out when your've been cramming, according to a student
      Hart House, a beautiful building intended to house great debates and lofty ideals celebrates its 50th anniversary as a groevy place to crash out when your've been cramming, according to a student
      James, Norman
      10/28/1969