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Today in 1983: One Tiny Fuel Calculation Error Shut Down Both Engines at 41,000 Feet – How the “Gimli Glider” Saved All 69 on Board
On July 23, 1983, Air Canada Flight 143 turned what should have been one of aviation’s deadliest disasters into one of its greatest survival stories. The Boeing 767-200, carrying 61 passengers and eight crew members, departed Montreal for Edmonton with a scheduled stop in Ottawa. What nobody on board realized was that the aircraft had…
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