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Uh, not a glider

I mean the postage stamp doesn't show a glider. It's just a jetliner carelessly portrayed. There's nothing to suggest that Canada Post even had the Gimli Glider in mind. —Isaac Rabinovitch (talk) 20:49, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. The post office press release at the time of the stamp's issue makes no mention of the Gimli Glider. See https://www.stampsandcanada.com/stamps-prices-canada-stamp.php?postage=air-canada-1937-1987&denomination=36-cents&stamp=1079&cat=1 Meters (talk) 22:20, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Gimli Glider Pilot

https://skiesmag.com/news/gimli-glider-exhibit-commemorates-40th-anniversary-miracle-landing/

2607:FEA8:4C0:2420:E09C:86D7:5655:3E49 (talk) 08:01, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

C-GAUN or C-GAUH ?

This photo aircraft is C-GAUH, not C-GAUN. Because C-GAUN has tail number is 604, while this aircraft has tail number is 603. This is a photo of C-GAUN on Flickr : C-GAUN “604” Air Canada 767-200ER (The Gimli Glider) wearing the original 767 livery at YYZ in April 1989 By the other hand, this photo was reuploaded to Flickr, and we can see the registration is C-GAUH.

What do you think ?

@Ivebeenhacked@Aviationwikiflight@Maungapohatu@Deeday-UK@RecycledPixeIs Tô Ngọc Khang (talk) 09:34, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Taking a look at the original image, it's clear that the image shows a B767 registered as C-GAUH and not C-GAUN. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 09:39, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, you're right. So switching the current image with another image, let say this one, will be the best course of action. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 14:25, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]