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‘It’s a piece of aviation history’: Gimli Glider cockpit makes return trip to Manitoba

By Joseph Bernacki

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Retired pilot Robert Pearson stands in front of the cockpit of the former Boeing 767 aircraft he landed safely in Gimli in 1983. Here he is on Friday June 27, 2025. (Joseph Bernacki/CTV News Winnipeg)