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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.
Air Canada Flight 143, a Canadian passenger plane ran out of fuel on July 23, 1983, at 41,000 feet, glided to an emergency landing at the former Air Force base in Gimli, Manitoba, This earned the nickname Gimli Glider.
Jul 23, 2023 · Bob Pearson and Pearl Dion are celebrating two anniversaries this weekend: they have been together for 10 years, and were also both aboard the famed 'Gimli Glider' 40 years ago Sunday.
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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.
Jul 23, 2023 · Manitoba town celebrates 40th anniversary of miraculous 'Gimli Glider'. It's been 40 years since an extraordinary day for the people of Gimli, Manitoba. On July 23, 1983, Air Canada Flight...
Air Canada Flight 143, a Canadian passenger plane ran out of fuel on July 23, 1983, at 41,000 feet, glided to an emergency landing at the former Air Force base in Gimli, Manitoba, This earned the nickname Gimli Glider.
