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Today in aviation history – August 29, 1956

Posted on Sat,August/29/2009 by Ken

Sabre-5 - photo by Ken Mist

A Canadair Sabre-5 flies 2,740 miles in five hours and thirty seconds (Vancouver-Gimli-Halifax).

Photo is of the restored Sabre-5 from Vintage Wings of Canada taken at CFB Trenton.

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