Narrative:
Crashed into Mount William Knight (Cheam Range). The wreckage was found 13 August 1943.
» The Vancouver Sun
CF-CPD
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 20 December 1942 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra |
| Operator: | Canadian Pacific Air Lines - CPAL |
| Registration: | CF-CPD |
| MSN: | 1504 |
| First flight: | 1939 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 112 km (70 mls) E of Vancouver, BC ( Canada)
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| Crash site elevation: | 2000 m (6562 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Prince George Airport, BC (YXS/CYXS), Canada |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR), Canada |
Crashed into Mount William Knight (Cheam Range). The wreckage was found 13 August 1943.
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» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson» The Vancouver Sun
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Prince George Airport, BC to Vancouver International Airport, BC as the crow flies is 519 km (325 miles).
Distance from Prince George Airport, BC to Vancouver International Airport, BC as the crow flies is 519 km (325 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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