Canadian Pacific 707

[ehbuddy]

I have been trying locate some information and pictures on the single B 707 that CPA used. I know they lost control of it on landing at CYVR and ended up off of the runway near the south terminal.

[blockheater]

What? This one?

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... entry=true

http://www.adastron.com/707/qantas/VH-EBC.htm

http://www.baaa-acro.com/Photos-2/N791SA-2.jpg

[iflyforpie]

Beat me to it!

The book I have lists it as a short-body 707-138 and under Australian Registration as VH-EBC.

[Joe Blow Schmo]

VH-EBC 07JUL59 Departed Seattle on delivery flight
VH-EBC 09JUL59 Arrived Sydney at 1638. No 4 pod strike on arrival. (TT: 20:00)

Pod strike on the delivery flight. Not a great start.

[ehbuddy]

Thanks for the fantastic info. The color and b+w pics are awesome. I did not realize that the damage was that extensive.

Since CPA were operating the DC 8's at that time what prompted them to get a 707 instead of another DC 8? It seems rather odd to have an 'odd duck' in its fleet.

[planett]

They actually had a DC-8 which earned the distinction of being the first supersonic airliner. It happened during a test flight regime before CP took delivery.

[robbreid]

Click Here for Air Safety Network report.

Click Here for additional photo.

[blockheater]

Thanks for the fantastic info. The color and b+w pics are awesome. I did not realize that the damage was that extensive.

Since CPA were operating the DC 8's at that time what prompted them to get a 707 instead of another DC 8? It seems rather odd to have an 'odd duck' in its fleet.

Actually, it was a bit of a stop-gap while CP waited to take delivery of their DC-8-63s. They simply needed something in the meantime, so they leased the 707-138 from Standard Airways (complete with crew).

[Bushav8er]

Funny, its got an N number in that first link.

[pontius]

The airplane that over-ran the runway at YVR was indeed a B707 but I believe it was owned and operated by Capital Airways from the USA and leased by CPAir.( Late sixties?)