Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505
A Douglas DC-4 similar to the missing aircraft | |
| Missing Aircraft | |
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| Date | July 21, 1951 |
| Summary | Disappeared, possibly due to icing conditions |
| Site |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas C-54A/R5D-1 Skymaster |
| Operator | Canadian Pacific Air Lines on behalf of the United Nations |
| Registration | CF-CPC |
| Flight origin | Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada |
| Stopover | Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, U.S. |
| Destination | Haneda Army Air Base, Tokyo, Japan |
| Passengers | 31 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 37 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505 was a scheduled flight operated by Canadian Pacific Air Lines for the United Nations from Vancouver, Canada, to Tokyo, Japan. On 21 July 1951, the Douglas C-54 Skymaster, registered CF-CPC, disappeared with 31 passengers and six crew onboard. The incident marked the first aircraft loss during the Korean Airlift.