Aircraft Photo of CF-CPG | Douglas DC-8-43 | Canadian Pacific Airlines | AirHistory.net #7399
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:CF-CPG
Fleet number:602
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-8-43
C/n (msn):45643 / 130
Operator Titles:Canadian Pacific Airlines
Aircraft Name:Empress of Montreal
Location
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YSSY   IATA: SYD   Local: YSSY   Other: -
 
Photo Date:21 January 1966
Photo by:David Carter
Photo ID: 7399
Photo Comment

Canadian Pacific flew to Sydney only once a fortnight (two weeks) at the time the photo was taken. DC-8s had not long replaced Britannias on the route, the switch coming with the opening of the new Mangere Airport at Auckland, New Zealand in November 1965.

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