The Gimli Model Airplane Festival

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The crowd watches planes fly in the sky above while model planes sit on display at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival.  MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The crowd watches planes fly in the sky above while model planes sit on display at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Coraplast model planes perform in a ribbon-cutting combat competition at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Coraplast model planes perform in a ribbon-cutting combat competition at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Winnipegger Jeff Kelsey takes a photo of a piece of the Gimli Glider that was on display at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival Sunday.  MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipegger Jeff Kelsey takes a photo of a piece of the Gimli Glider that was on display at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival Sunday. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Len Gladstone (right) carries his turbine-powered Flash model plane with the help of his spotter George Hall (left) at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Len Gladstone (right) carries his turbine-powered Flash model plane with the help of his spotter George Hall (left) at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A model plane comes in for a landing at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A model plane comes in for a landing at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A model plane comes in for a landing at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival.  MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A model plane comes in for a landing at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A model plane comes in for a landing at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A model plane comes in for a landing at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Model planes on display at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival.  MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Model planes on display at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Jeff Esslinger (centre in white), the Air Show chairman, walks past model planes on display at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Jeff Esslinger (centre in white), the Air Show chairman, walks past model planes on display at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Coraplast model planes perform in a ribbon-cutting combat competition at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Coraplast model planes perform in a ribbon-cutting combat competition at the Gimli Model Airplane Festival. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Mike Deal

Mike Deal
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Mike Deal started freelancing for the Winnipeg Free Press in 1997. Three years later, he landed a part-time job as a night photo desk editor.

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