Klaben-Flores Survival Story Artefact Donated to the Yukon Transportation Museum
Please join us from 1 to 2PM on November 5th at the Yukon Transportation Museum (YTM) as the family of bush pilot Chuck Hamilton donates a historic piece of aviation memorabilia – the registration-bearing fabric of the famous Flores-Klaben crash of 1963. (US Registration N58856)
“This is a significant addition to our permanent Flores-Klaben display.” said Bob Cameron, aviation historian and YTM volunteer. “It was Chuck Hamilton’s discovery and identification of this piece of aircraft fabric that brought to an end the miraculous 49-day survival ordeal of the two missing Americans, Ralph Flores and Helen Klaben.”
The story made headlines around the world, and inspired a Hollywood movie titled “Hey, I’m Alive!”
Upon its unveiling, the artifact will become a permanent addition to the Museum’s display of this epic tale of two hapless people, by a twist of fate, thrown into the ultimate struggle to survive against all odds, in deep winter in our vast boreal forest.
Light snacks will be served and Bob Cameron will give a short presentation on this remarkable story.
