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Flight 21 in 100 Mile House in 1965

Date Name City Province Licensed Victims Deaths Injuries Suicide Firearms OIC Impact
1965 Flight 21 100 Mile House BC 52 52 0 No No No

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Classification: reported
Incident Summary: Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21, a scheduled domestic flight from Vancouver to Whitehorse, crashed on July 8, 1965, near 100 Mile House, British Columbia, after an in-flight explosion, resulting in the deaths of all 52 people on board.

Well-Supported Details:

  • The incident occurred on July 8, 1965.
  • The flight was a scheduled domestic flight from Vancouver to Whitehorse, with stops in Prince George, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, and Watson Lake.
  • The plane, a Douglas DC-6B, crashed after an in-flight explosion near 100 Mile House, British Columbia.
  • All 52 people on board were killed in the crash.
  • An inquest determined that the explosion was the result of a bomb.
  • The crash site is located 32 km west of 100 Mile House, near Dog Creek.

Unverified or Conflicting Claims: None found.

Source Quality Notes:

  • Source 1: Wikipedia article on Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Air_Lines_Flight_21)

+ Credibility: High (Wikipedia is a reliable online encyclopedia with a strong track record of accuracy)
+ Relevance: High (directly related to the incident)
+ Date: 2023 (last updated)
+ Notes: The article provides a detailed summary of the incident, including the cause of the explosion and the number of fatalities.

Status: Unverified. Credible: 0, Social: 0, Other: 1.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Air_Lines_Flight_21

Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was a scheduled domestic flight from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, via Prince George, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, and Watson Lake on July 8, 1965. The Douglas DC-6B plane crashed after an in-flight explosion near 100 Mile House, British Columbia, killing all 52 people aboard. An inquest determined that the explosion was the result of a bomb, but the perpetrator and motive remain undetermined. The crash site is 32 km west of 100 Mile House, and remnants of the DC-6 remain at the crash site near Dog Creek.