Stewart Collection ➔ Photographic Print
Archival Item
2008.5.62
Black and white photograph of Yukon Airways & Exploration Company Ltd. airplane Northern Light (G-CAUZ) and another bi-plane, C2774. The nose of the Northern Light is inside a log building. The planes are on skis and appear to be on ice. A mountain/hill is in the background. Several buildings are visible in the background as is a group of people ice skating. One of the buildings is the courthouse in Dawson City, Yukon. A man is walking between the two planes and there are several boxes (cargo) laying on the snow.
The back of the photo has "102" stamped on it in blue ink. Photograph has a 0.5 cm white border around it.
The back of the photo has "102" stamped on it in blue ink. Photograph has a 0.5 cm white border around it.
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.