25 May 2012

29th July 1971

CFC 6179A 60n 10w 1856 F160 61n 12.30w 1915 GOLF 1957 SelCal GHAE destination BIKF/Keflavik 2030

Canadian Air Force CC-130E, 130322
Regrettably this aircraft ended its days after crashing on approach 22Km southeast of Alert, Ellesmere Island, NWT on 30th October 1991. The Hercules struck a rocky slope at night due to a miscalculation of their approach altitude, with five fatalities, from a total complement of eighteen.

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