Stewart Collection ➔ Photographic Print
Archival Item
2008.5.60 a-c
a) Black and white photograph of Yukon Airways & Exploration Company Ltd. airplane Northern Light (G-CAUZ). A group of eight people are standing in front of the plane (men, women, children and a dog). Clyde Wann? or Percy Nelson is standing next to the propellor. The plane appears to be in a field, with water and a mountain/hill in the background. The landscape indicates that this photo was taken in the Yukon.
Photograph has a 0.5 cm white border around it.
Donor caption reads: "Northern Light" (likely taken on trip from factory)
b-c) Copies of above
Photograph has a 0.5 cm white border around it.
Donor caption reads: "Northern Light" (likely taken on trip from factory)
b-c) Copies of above
The G-CAUZ replaced the Queen of the Yukon which crashed May 5th, 1928 and was wrecked, as a new Ryan could not be purchased on such short notice. The Alexander Eaglerock was an open-cockpit, 3 passenger plane. Christened the "Northern Light", the aircraft lasted 13 months with Yukon Airways and Exploration Company Limited, before being wrecked in a crash at Coalmine Lake near Carmacks on November 29, 1929.
Pilot John M. Patterson joined Yukon Airways in 1928 when he ferried the "Northern Light" from Colorado to Mayo and stayed to fly the aircraft until delivery could be taken of the second Ryan.
Pilot John M. Patterson joined Yukon Airways in 1928 when he ferried the "Northern Light" from Colorado to Mayo and stayed to fly the aircraft until delivery could be taken of the second Ryan.