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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
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Northern Lights with trappers Sam Peters and Dave Hager
1929
Lake Creek, Yukon, Canada
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Trappers Sam Peters and Dave Hager getting dropped off at Lake Creek by the Yukon Airways Eaglerock "Northern Light".
D.Hager Photo
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Queen of the Yukon II
August, 1929
Whitehorse, Yukon Canada
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The "Queen of the Yukon II", a Ryan B-5 Brougham, was purchased in August, 1929 to replace the original "Queen of the Yukon", wrecked the previous year.
R.B. Cameron Collection
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Clyde Wann and Gordon Stewart loading dynamite on the Queen II
August, 1929
Stewart River, Yukon Canada
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Upon purchase, the "Queen of the Yukon II" was flown up the B.C. coast to the Yukon on floats. Enroute they did whatever charter work they could find to help pay for the trip. Here, Clyde Wann (left) and Gordon Stewart are loading dynamite at Stewart, B.C. for a nearby mine.
R.B. Cameron Collection
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Paddy Burke in the Queen of the Yukon II
1929
Mayo, Yukon Canada
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Pilot Pat Patterson in the cockpit of the "Queen of the Yukon II". Patterson had joined Yukon Airways in 1928 when he flew the Alexander Eaglerock "Northern Light" from Colorado to Mayo, and stayed to fly aircraft until delivery could be taken of the second Ryan.
R.B. Cameron Collection
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Queen II on floats on the Yukon River
1929
Whitehorse, Yukon Canada
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The "Queen of the Yukon II" on the Yukon River at Whitehorse, Y.T. The pride and joy of Yukon Airways this second Ryan was in service for less than three months when it crashed at Mayo killing pilot John "Pat" Patterson.
F.W. Blaker Photo
R.B. Cameron Collection
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John Patterson Queen II pilot
1929
Yukon, Canada
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Yukon Airways pilot John Melvin "Pat" Patterson. Born April 1, 1907 in St. Joseph, Missouri, he died on November 2, 1929 in the crash of the "Queen of the Yukon II", making him the Yukon's first aviation fatality
Yukon Order of Pioneers Photo
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Crash of the Queen II
2 November 1929
Mayo, Yukon Canada