Douglas DC-6 crash, Jul 8, 1965 (52 killed), Hundred Mile...
Douglas DC-6 accident on July 8, 1965 near Hundred Mile House British Columbia, Canada with 52 fatalities. Cause: Explosion of a bomb on board,...
- Date: July 8, 1965
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Hundred Mile House British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 52
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Explosion of a bomb on board, according to the inquest. The perpetrator was never identified.
On 8 July 1965 a Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC6B on a scheduled flight from Vancouver broke up in mid air after an explosion, and its tail separated from the fuselage. The wreckage fell into woods near Gustafson Lake, British Columbia, and all 52 people aboard were killed. An inquest found the explosion was caused by a bomb, and the person responsible was never identified.