Like any airport town, Gander has seen its
share of tragedy Perhaps the most mysterious was the 1985 crash of a
plane that took the lives of some 259 members of the U.S. 101st Airborne
Regiment. They were returning home from peacekeeping duties in the Middle
East and their plane had refueled at Gander. It crashed just after
takeoff.
The area of the crash is now Peacekeeper Park, about four
kilometres east of town on Route 1, where the Silent Witness Memorial
stands in memory of the soldiers and crew. Gander is also a good home base
for exploring Central Newfoundland, the picturesque
Kittiwake Coast
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