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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 8:40 pm
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Interesting flyer related note:
When Canada switched from imperial to metric measurements a major error was made on an Air Canada Flight from Montreal to Edmonton with a stop in Ottawa.

Air Canada Flight 143, a 767, ran out of fuel flying near Winnipeg.

The result was a truly harrowing story about the "Gimli Glider."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5AK6TG5zA4
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