Post by librarylady on Jul 9, 2025 19:13:15 GMT
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Miss Piggy is a Curtiss C-46 Commando plane operated by Lamb Air as a cargo plane after the aircraft retired from service in World War II. It was nicknamed “Miss Piggy” because of the tremendous capacity of its cargo load as it hauled goods and supplies to and from remote areas of Northern Manitoba. It was also rumored to have once transported a cargo of pigs.
The plane crashed on the morning of November 13, 1979, moments after leaving Churchill Airport en route to Chesterfield Inlet with a load of soft drinks and a snowmobile.
Miss Piggy is a Curtiss C-46 Commando plane operated by Lamb Air as a cargo plane after the aircraft retired from service in World War II. It was nicknamed “Miss Piggy” because of the tremendous capacity of its cargo load as it hauled goods and supplies to and from remote areas of Northern Manitoba. It was also rumored to have once transported a cargo of pigs.
The plane crashed on the morning of November 13, 1979, moments after leaving Churchill Airport en route to Chesterfield Inlet with a load of soft drinks and a snowmobile.
