| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | CF-CPG |
| Fleet number: | 602 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-8-43 |
| C/n (msn): | 45623 / 130 |
| Operator Titles: | CP Air |
| Aircraft Name: | Empress of Buenos Aires |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Toronto - Lester B Pearson InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYYZ IATA: YYZ Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | August 1977 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 248524 |
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Aviation trivia - What was the first supersonic airliner? This one! CF-CPG went supersonic on August 21, 1961, eight years before the Tu-144 or the Concorde. With a Douglas flight crew and temporary test registration N9604Z, the DC-8 reached Mach 1.012 in a shallow dive from 52,000 ft (also a record at the time). Delivery to Canadian Pacific followed on November 15th. Retired March 1980 and despite efforts by CP Air employees to save the historic aircraft, it was sold and broken up for parts in Opa Locka, FL. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 May 2020, and has since been viewed 1641 times. |