Mississauga Library System

Local Archives:
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - DC 8 CRASH, JULY 5, 1970

  1. DC-8 jet crashes after ‘bumping’ runway; 108 killed in Toronto on Air Canada Flight 621. Toronto Star, July 6, 1970.
  2. Pilot faced a terrible choice -- and nothing could save him. Toronto Star, July 6, 1970
  3. Flight 621: pieces of bodies litter tranquil farm field. Toronto Star, July 6, 1970
  4. Flight 621: two couples were married less than 24 hours. Toronto Star, July 6, 1970
  5. Flight 621: a tragic puzzle: the cruel job of finding why. Toronto Star, July 6, 1970
  6. Flight 621: the aftermath of disaster: business as usual. Toronto Star, July 6, 1970
  7. Last words hint pilot unaware engine torn off. Toronto Star, July 7, 1970
  8. Clues to cause of jet crash yielded by coded tape recording. Toronto Star, July 9, 1970
  9. Early tests show DC-8 jet crew not impaired, shot or assaulted. Toronto Star, July 10, 1970
  10. Brake used too early started jet disaster, Transport Minister reports. Toronto Star, July 15, 1970
  11. Lawyers turn pale hearing last words of airliner’s pilots. Toronto Star, November 26, 1970
  12. DC-8 inquiry told first officer pulled spoiler control wrong way. Toronto Star, November 28, 1970
  13. 'A split second of confusion’ cited in 109-death jet crash. Toronto Star, December 1, 1970
  14. Experts at crash inquiry urge design changes in DC-8 jets. Toronto Star, December 2, 1970
  15. DC-8 probe ends with lawyers blaming crew, maker, airline. Toronto Star, December 3, 1970
  16. Inquest told DC-8 pilot may have exchanged seats with co-pilot. Toronto Star, January 19, 1971
  17. Defects and pilots’ error blamed in 109-death Air Canada crash. Toronto Star, February 10, 1971
  18. 40 years after crash, GTA memorial rises: developers to pay for Brampton tribute to Air Canada Flight 621. Toronto Star, July 3, 2010