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Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)

A Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,000m) altitude, about halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton. The crew was able to glide the aircraft safely to an emergency landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, a former airbase at Gimli, Manitoba.

Release : May 14, 2008

Runtime Epiosde : 45 minutes

Rating : 8.00

Credits

Stephen Bogaert

Stephen Bogaert ( Stephen Bogaert )

Narrator (voice)

Jonathan Aris

Jonathan Aris ( Jonathan Aris )

Narrator (Nat Geo)