Stewart Collection ➔ Photographic Print
Archival Item
2008.5.69
Black and white photograph of Yukon Airways & Exploration Company Ltd. airplane Northern Light (G-CAUZ) with John Patterson standing in front of it dressed in a flight suit. Plane is on skis and photo is taken in winter.
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.