Some years ago, I worked at the Iron Ore Company of Canada bush camp and construction site in Western Labrador. The area was called the Carol Project and, later, Labrador City. The only access to the site was by air, or on a branch rail line from The Quebec and North Shore & Labrador railway from Seven Islands. Therefore, it was with no little interest that my best friend and roommate brought in his brand new 1961 Volkswagen Beetle. With very few automobiles on the site, interest in riding in it became very high. It was not unusual, therefore, for our friends to ask to take the Beetle for a spin. My friend, being the genial chap that he was, handed one friend, Pat, the keys and bid him happy journey. Pat hopped in and took off. Now the only road in the camp was either to the mine site, which was off limits to the general public, or to the airstrip, a distance of about one mile. A company Beaver aircraft used for commuting to Knob Lake and Seven Islands was parked at the end of the airstrip, where the gravel road ended with a sharp turn and downhill slope. Travelling this road at a fairly good clip, Pat drove around the turn, down the slope and was unable to control the Beetle. He crashed the car into the plane, shearing off the landing gear and causing other minor damage. The Beaver was out of commission for about two weeks and Pat was chastised for not driving carefully enough.   Submitted By: NULL