Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505
A Douglas DC-4 similar to the missing aircraft | |
| Missing Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 21, 1951 |
| Summary | Disappeared, possibly due to icing conditions |
| Site | probably Alaska, U.S. |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-4 (former C-54A/R5D-1) |
| 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 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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.