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A Tailless Glider which looks like a bat in flight has been flying over Edmonton and Northern Alberta in tests seeking information for development of the flying wing
A Tailless Glider which looks like a bat in flight has been flying over Edmonton and Northern Alberta in tests seeking information for development of the flying wing

A Tailless Glider which looks like a bat in flight has been flying over Edmonton and Northern Alberta in tests seeking information for development of the flying wing

Date8/28/1946
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Tailless Glider which looks like a bat in flight has been flying over Edmonton and Northern Alberta in tests seeking information for development of the flying wing.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0003504F
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