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The "Queen of the Yukon", after suffering a forced landing due to a congealed oil line, is towed up the Stewart River to Mayo by Archie Close and his team of horses. The aircraft was undamaged, but the oil starved engine required a complete overhaul.
Archie Close Photo - Harbottle Collection.

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Queen Crashes into Model T Ford Truck
5 May 1928
Whitehorse, Yukon Canada
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On May 5, 1928 Tommy Stephens, with two passengers on-board, was attempting to land the "Queen of the Yukon" in a gusty crosswind at Whitehorse. On his second try, he bounced once, drifted off the runway, and crashed into Billy Puckett's Model T Ford truck.
R.B. Cameron Collection

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Mrs. Kristina Erickson with the Queen of the Yukon
April, 1928
Whitehorse, Yukon Canada
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Mrs. Kristina Erickson with the "Queen of the Yukon" wreck at Whitehorse airport.
Erickson Photo

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Queen Total Wreck
May, 1928
Whitehorse, Yukon Canada
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Passenger Elizabeth McDougal Titus was seriously injured in the crash, while the second passenger Mrs. Tommy Stephens and pilot Tommy Stephens sustained minor bruises. The Ryan was a total wreck.
R.B. Cameron Collection

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Queen of the Yukon wreckage at Whitehorse Airport
May, 1928
Whitehorse, Yukon Canada

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"Queen of the Yukon" wreckage at Whitehorse airport.

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Queen of the Yukon Specifications
1927
Yukon, Canada

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Alexander Eaglerock
1929
Keno, Yukon Canada
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After the loss of the "Queen of the Yukon" the fledgling company scrambled to find a replacement aircraft. Since a new Ryan could not be purchased on such short notice, the company bought this open cockpit, three-place Alexander Eaglerock, shown here at Keno, YT.
R.B. Cameron Collection

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The Alexander Eaglerock, christened Northern Light
1929
Stewart River, Yukon Canada
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The Alexander Eaglerock, christened "Northern Light" and fitted with skies, on the Stewart River ice at Mayo. This aircraft lasted thirteen months with the company before it was wrecked in a crash at Coalmine Lake near Carmacks.
Aylwin Photo
R.B. Cameron Collection