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It’s been four decades since Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of fuel midway through its trip and made an emergency landing at the converted air base in Gimli, Man.
It's been 40 years since an extraordinary day for the people of Gimli, Manitoba.
When a botched imperial-to-metric conversion left a commercial jet with insufficient fuel, pilots had to improvise.
Pearl Dion never expected to fall in love with the man who saved her life. Now, she and the man who flew the "Gimli Glider" are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the famed emergency landing, along with their own 10-year partnership.
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