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Gimli Glider Reborn: Before the Miracle on the Hudson there was the Gimli Glider

On July 23, 1983, Air Canada Flight 143, a fully loaded Boeing 767 passenger jet, took off from Montreal with a stop over in Ottawa on to its final destination in Edmonton. At 41,000 feet (12,500 metres) while flying over … Continue reading

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