Arrow Air Flight 1285R
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Arrow Air Flight 1285R was an international charter flight carrying U.S. Army personnel from Cairo, Egypt, to their home base in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, US, via Cologne, West Germany, and Gander, New
Wreckage from the aircraft in storage at Gander International Airport
N950JW, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in May 1985
Mortar shells were recovered from the wreckage, which the dissenting members of the CASB later used as a possible explanation for the crash
Caskets being carried in for a memorial service at Dover AFB on 16 December 1985
Gander International Airport
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Gander International Airport is an international airport located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and is operated by the Gander International Airport Authority. Canadian Forces Base Gande
Arrow Air Flight 1285R
…Kentucky, US, via Cologne, West Germany, and Gander, Newfoundland. On the morning of Thursday, 12 December 1985, shortly after takeoff from Canada's Gander International Airport en route to Fort Campbell, the Douglas DC-8 serving the flight stalled, crashed, and burned about half a mile from the runway, killing all 248 passengers…
Lockheed Hudson Mark IIIs prepared for their trans-Atlantic ferry flights at Gander in 1942
An Air France Airbus A330 parked at Gander in February 2025 after a mechanical issue led to a diversion
Runway at Gander International Airport
A PAL Airlines Dash 8-400 taxiing for takeoff at Gander, as seen from the spotting area