Draft:Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 307
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 August 1956 |
| Summary | Crashed |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-6B |
| Destination | ?, Hong Kong |
| Occupants | 22 |
| Passengers | 14 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Survivors | 7 |
Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 307 was a scheduled passenger flight from Vancouver to Hong Kong that crashed on 29 August 1956 in Cold Bay, Alaska. The flight was operated by a Douglas DC-6B and carried 22 occupants; 14 passengers and 8 crew members; it had stops at Cold Bay and Tokyo. It crashed while on approach to Cold Bay Airport, killing 15 occupants.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Accident description". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ ICAO Accident Digest No.8 (Circular 54-AN/49 ed.). International Civil Aviation Organization. 1958. pp. 123–125.
Further reading[edit]
- Canadian Pacific Airlines, Ltd., Douglas DC–6B, CF–CUP, Cold bay, Alaska, August 29, 1956 (PDF) (Report). Civil Aeronautics Board Accident Investigation Report (Circular 54-AN/49 ed.). Civil Aeronautics Board. 9 May 1957. pp. 123–125.