Aircraft CF-CUN Data

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:	De Havilland
Model:	DH.106 Comet 1A    Search all De Havilland DH.106 Comet 1A
Year built:	1953
Construction Number (C/N):	6014
Aircraft Type:	Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:	39
Number of Engines:	4
Engine Type:	Turbojet
Engine Manufacturer and Model:	Rolls-Royce Ghost 50 Mk1/Ghost DGT3

Aircraft

Registration Number:	CF-CUN
Alternative Code/Name:	Empress of Hawaii
Current Status:	Destroyed

Owner

Address:

, Canada

User Comments

Admin, 2011-12-21 15:10:40
	On 3 March 1953, this new Canadian Pacific Airlines Comet 1A (CF-CUN), known as "Empress of Hawaii," was being delivered to Australia, but failed to become airborne on takeoff from Karachi, Pakistan. The aircraft plunged into a dry drainage canal and collided with an embankment, killing all five crew and six passengers on board, the first fatal crash of a passenger jet airliner.