Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505

Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505
A Douglas DC-4 similar to the missing aircraft
Missing Aircraft
DateJuly 21, 1951 (1951-07-21)
SummaryDisappeared, possibly due to icing conditions
Siteprobably Alaska, U.S.
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-4 (former C-54A/R5D-1)
OperatorCanadian Pacific Air Lines on behalf of the United Nations
RegistrationCF-CPC
Flight originVancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada
StopoverElmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, U.S.
DestinationHaneda Army Air Base, Tokyo, Japan
Passengers31
Crew6
Fatalities37
Injuries0
Survivors0

The crash of Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505 occurred on 21 July 1951 when a Douglas DC-4 four-engined piston airliner registered CF-CPC of Canadian Pacific Air Lines disappeared on a scheduled flight for the United Nations from Vancouver, Canada, to Tokyo, Japan. Neither the aircraft nor the 31 passengers and six crew have been found. The incident marked the first aircraft loss during the Korean Airlift.