| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | CF-CUR |
| Fleet number: | 434 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-6B |
| C/n (msn): | 44062 / 384 |
| Operator Titles: | Canadian Pacific Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | Empress of Amsterdam |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Amsterdam - SchipholMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHAM IATA: AMS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 4 June 1955 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 715746 |
| Photo Comment |
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Renamed from Empress of Rio de Janeiro for the occasion, this aircraft opened a polar route from Vancouver to Amsterdam, with one stop in Churchill, Manitoba or Sondrestrom, Greenland. To UAT / UTA as F-BHMS in 1959. Crashed into Mt Alcazaba in Spain on 2 October 1964; 80 killed. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 13 August 2024, and has since been viewed 163 times. |