http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
fascinating

"Leroy Jackson" wrote in message
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If memory serves me right. that was a air canada dead stick landing at a
race track. I remember this because this was my first AOG call i recieved
as a new employee at Boeing and happened at Manatoba. but i am not a 100
percent.


"shiver" wrote in message
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Well now that we all know where we were when man stepped on the moon
I thought I would step ahead a few days and ask what interesting
event in the aviation world happened on July 23 1983.