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- On the 23rd of July 1983, one of the greatest moments in Canadian aviation took place in rural Gimli, Manitoba, as a powerless Boeing 767, out of fuel and out of time, came in for a make-or-break emergency landing on a decommissioned runway turned drag strip.
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Air Canada Flight 143, commonly known as the Gimli Glider, was a Canadian scheduled domestic passenger flight between Montreal and Edmonton that ran out of fuel on Saturday, July 23, 1983, at an altitude of 41,000 feet (12,500 m), midway through the flight.
Aug 6, 2023 · The Gimli Glider incident occurred 40 years ago when an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet, but the pilots successfully glided the plane to a former airfield turned race track for a safe landing.
Apr 17, 2024 · After 17 minutes of powerless gliding, the Air Canada Flight came in for an emergency landing at the WW2-era Gimli airfield. There could only be one attempt. With no engines, the stricken aircraft was unable to pull up.
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Sep 24, 2022 · On the 23rd of July 1983, one of the greatest moments in Canadian aviation took place in rural Gimli, Manitoba, as a powerless Boeing 767, out of fuel and out of time, came in for a make-or-break...
The Gimli airfield became the focus of international attention on Saturday, July 23, 1983, when Air Canada Flight 143 made an emergency landing there after a 17-minute powerless glide due to fuel exhaustion.
Jul 17, 2023 · Despite the fact the plane glided into Gimli for a safe landing, and there were no serious injuries or casualties, the flight must have been harrowing for those on board, the museum’s Gwen Harp...
Jan 29, 2008 · The Gimli Glider, an Air Canada Boeing 767, was retired last Thursday, 25 years after making a famous dead-stick landing on an abandoned air force base in Gimli, Manitoba.
