- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: August 29, 1956
Time: 2045
Location: Cold Bay, Alaska
Operator: Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Flight #: 307
Route: Vancouver - Cold Bay - Tokyo - Hong Kong
AC Type: Douglas DC-6B
Registration: CF-CUP
cn / ln: 43843/324
Aboard: 22   (passengers:14  crew:8)
Fatalities: 15   (passengers:11  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed after a missed approach. The crew executing full retraction of flaps without increasing power or changing attitude resulting in loss of lift after the missed approach.
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