Gimli Glider deadsticks into retirement

The infamous Air Canada Boeing 767-200 involved in the Gimli Glider incident has finally glided into retirement under the hot Mojave Desert sun. Air Canada Flight 174 will always be remembered for lessons on fuel starvation, and the quick thinking of it's flight crew, which were able to deadstick the aircraft onto an abonded runway outside Winnepeg. An interesting article on this incident can be found here.

It was also the type of beautiful material perfect for a made-for-TV movie starring one of my favorite actors William Devane. In fact, I think that was how I first remember hearing anything about this as it happened when I was only 2 years old. Sleep tight, Gimli Glider.