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Accident Description |
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Date: |
8 July 1965 |
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Time: |
c 16:40 |
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Type: |
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Operator: |
Canadian Pacific Air Lines – CPAL |
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Registration: |
CF-CUQ |
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C/N: |
43844/334 |
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Year Built: |
1953 |
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Total Airframe Hours: |
29,998 hours |
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Crew: |
6 fatalities – 6 on board |
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Passengers: |
46 fatalities – 46 on board |
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Total: |
52 fatalities – 52 on board |
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Location: |
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Phase: |
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Nature: |
Scheduled Passenger |
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Flight: |
Vancouver International Airport to Whitehorse, Yukon - Flight Number 21. |
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Remarks: |
The tail section separated from the fuselage after a bomb exploded in the passenger compartment. It was believed that a saboteur ignited a mixture of acid and gunpowder which may have been poured into the toilet in a suicide-for-insurance scheme. |
