Here's a cool video clip of the Gimli Glider's pre-retirement fly-by in Montreal. Filmed in 2008. What a story...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MHy6yy3Z00
Gimli Glider final fly-by
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Re: Gimli Glider final fly-by
And here is what it looks like today: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boeing-7 ... c5951fb458
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Re: Gimli Glider final fly-by
Sad. Just plain sad.Pratt X 3 wrote:And here is what it looks like today: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boeing-7 ... c5951fb458
Personally, I'd love to see this aircraft in a museum somewhere...either in Ottawa at the National Museum or Winnipeg at the WCAM.
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Re: Gimli Glider final fly-by
Don't be so sad guys....I'm sure Mr. Rovinescu has a plan for this lonely "Gimli Glider" 
