| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GAUN |
| Fleet number: | 604 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 767 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 767-200 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 767-233 |
| C/n (msn): | 22520 / 47 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Canada |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Montréal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Quebec, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYUL IATA: YUL Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | December 1987 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 42744 |
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Delivered March 30, 1983, this famous 767 is in temporary storage. On July 23, 1983, the new 767 was flying from Ottawa to Edmonton. Due to a combination of inoperative fuel gauges, confusion with metric and English fuel weights, the airplane was loaded with some 9000 kilos of fuel rather than the required 20,400. The flight ran out of fuel and tried gliding to Winnipeg, MB. Unable to make it, the crew deadsticked the airplane into Gimli, MB's closed airport without injuries. The Gimli Glider as it became known, was retired January 1, 2008. It was broken up at Mojave, CA in September 2017. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 February 2018, and has since been viewed 5955 times. |