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The DC-8 involved in the accident (registration N950JW) [8] was manufactured in 1969, and was first delivered to Eastern Air Lines and then leased to other airlines before being leased to Arrow Air under its owner/parent company, International Air Leases. [4] The flight was made up of three legs, with refuelling stops in Cologne and Gander. [4]
LAC Columbia DC-8-53 HK-2380 named Capt Luis C Donaldo V was damaged beyond repair after leaving the runway at Barranquilla, Colombia. [1] 12 December 1985 Arrow Air DC-8-63CF N950JW was operating Flight 1285 when it crashed on departure from Gander, Newfoundland. [1] All 256 on board were killed. 31 March 1988
1966 Air New Zealand DC-8 crash; A. Aeronaves de México Flight 401; Aeroservicios Ecuatorianos Flight 767-103; Air Canada Flight 621; Air Transport International ...
December 12 – Arrow Air Flight 1285R, a chartered McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF, crashes shortly after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador), while taking 248 soldiers of the United States Army ' s 101st Airborne Division from West Germany to the United States for Christmas, killing all 256 people on board.
near Cape St. Francis (Newfoundland and Labrador), Newfoundland and Labrador: The brig called Lady of the Lake sank near Cape St. Francis after a collision with ice killing 265 people 256 1985 Arrow Air Flight 1285: Plane crash: Gander, Newfoundland As of 2024, it is the deadliest aviation accident to occur on Canadian soil. [13] 253 1689 ...
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The crash site of the DC-4 on Newfoundland. On 21 February 1941, three people were killed when a Lockheed L-14 Super Electra/Hudson departing from Gander crashed near Musgrave Harbour after both of the plane's engines failed. The fatalities include Sir Frederick Grant Banting who died of wounds and exposure.