CF-CPR Canadair
C-4-1 North Star
(c/n 148)
This
excellent photograph came from the archives of the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company,
holding corporation of Canadian Pacific Airlines. CF-CPR was
actually the second Canadair
Four delivered
to CPAL, despite its rego being later than -CPJ and -CPP. It was
also the
second use of this
registration (the first was a Norseman). It was named
"Empress of Vancouver".
On 9 February 1950, CF-CPR
was making a landing at Toyko's Haneda Airport
(long before
Narita was built)
and, for reasons which have not been
completely explained, the
aircraft overran
the runway and plunged
through a sea-wall into Toyko
Bay. Fortunately there was no
loss of life
but the the aircraft
was a complete write off.