This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Airliner Crashes Through Row of Planes in Vancouver
A Canada Pacific Airlines 707 landing in fog at Vancouver International Airport veered off, smashing into a row of small parked planes and two buildings. Two people were killed, 38 injured, with 16 hospital treated and released. The fatal victims were purser Martinus Verhoef and Dept of Transport employee Femie Nedealf, both locals. The aircraft carried 52 passengers and nine crew, and the crash sparked a fire quickly doused by firefighters. Passengers evacuated via emergency hatch or wing. crew praised for calm. It was Vancouver airport’s first major plane crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
Hawaii
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Martinus Verhoef
Department of Transport
Fmer Nedealf
Standard Airways
Seine
al Burkhalted
Bellevue
Wash
Vancouver International Airport
Air Canada
John Donovan