| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | CF-CPR |
| Fleet number: | 102 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Canadair C-4/C-5/DC-4M/C-54 North Star/Argonaut (CL-2/4/5) |
| Aircraft Version: | Canadair DC-4M-1 North Star |
| C/n (msn): | 148 |
| Operator Titles: | Canadian Pacific Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | Empress of Vancouver |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Photo Date: | 13 July 1949 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Photo ID: | 47559 |
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"Empress of Vancouver" was delivered to CPAL in early 1949 and operated on their trans-pacific routes to Japan and Australia. It crashed whilst landing in bad weather at Tokyo on 9 February 1950. Obtained from the airline over 50 years ago. This photo was added on 4 March 2018, and has since been viewed 1459 times. |