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Atlin's Anguish: Bush Pilot Theresa Bond and the Crash of Taku Air Flight 2653

Atlin's Anguish: Bush Pilot Theresa Bond and the Crash of Taku Air Flight 2653

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ISBN10: 1894759753
ISBN13: 9781894759755
Publisher: Caitlin Pr Inc
Published: Apr 18 2012
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

On September 27, 1986, pilot Theresa Bond and five passengers took off on a routine flight from Atlin, BC, in her beloved de Havilland Beaver. The Taku Air passenger list that day included local politician Al Passarell, his wife, and three of Atlin's most prominent citizens--including larger-than-life Atlin Inn owner Joe Florence. After an uneventful eighty minutes, the plane crossed the edge of Dease Lake, turned south and descended for landing. But something went tragically wrong in those last few minutes of Flight 2653. According to eyewitnesses the Beaver nosedived into the lake at full cruising speed. As the plane sank into the icy depths of the lake, only pilot Theresa Bond managed to escape. All five passengers drowned.

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