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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, [1] at an altitude of 41,000 feet (12,500 m), midway through the flight.
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Aug 6, 2023 · In 1983, an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel and glided to a former airfield in Canada. Learn about the causes, the pilots' skills, and the aftermath of this incredible incident.
Sep 24, 2022 · How a Boeing 767 ran out of fuel and landed on a drag strip in 1983, despite a series of communication errors and poor decisions. Learn about the technical details, the human factors, and the aftermath of this aviation miracle.
Air Canada Flight 143, carrying 61 passengers and 8 crew members, experiences a series of alarming fuel pump failures mid-flight, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing.
Oct 18, 2020 · Air Canada 143 ran out of fuel at 41'000ft back in 1983. Watch this video to learn what happened, and why metric/imperial conversions can lead to devastating...
An Air Canada Boeing 767 aircraft number 604, registered as C-GAUN, made an emergency landing at a disused military airbase at Gimli, Manitoba on July 23, 1983 in the course of Flight no.
Air Canada flight 143 is on its way to Edmonton from Montreal. Captain Bob Pearson and First Officer Maurice Quintal are both veteran pilots, but they’re flying a new automated Boeing 767.
