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Experimental Plane which appears to be piggy-back affair is examined by senior NATO officers at the de Havilland plant
Experimental Plane which appears to be piggy-back affair is examined by senior NATO officers at the de Havilland plant

Experimental Plane which appears to be piggy-back affair is examined by senior NATO officers at the de Havilland plant

Date4/10/1957
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Original Toronto Star caption: Experimental Plane which appears to be piggy-back affair is examined by senior NATO officers at the de Havilland plant. The officials are in Canada for a four-day briefing. They also saw new anti-tank weapon; anti-personnel mine.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Object NumberTSPA_0003543F
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