In 2000, Canadian Airlines was taken over by and merged into Air Canada. Destinations Historical fleet Barkley-Grow T8P-1 Bellanca 66-76 Aircruiser Boeing 707-138B (leased in 1968) Boeing 727-117 (1969–1974) (included Combi aircraft capable of mixed passenger/freight operations) Boeing 727-217 (1975–1984) Boeing 737-217/284 (1968–1987) Boeing 737-3D1 (1983-1987) Boeing 747-1D1 (1973–1984) Boeing 747-211B (1978–1984) Boeing 767-217ER (ordered but later cancelled) Bristol Britannia Convair CV 240 (operated on northern Canadian routes) Curtiss Wright C-46F Commando Canadair CL-4 North Star C-4-1 de Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide de Havilland Comet (destroyed in an accident before being placed in revenue service) de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter Douglas C-54 Douglas DC-3 Douglas DC-4 Douglas DC-6 Douglas DC-8-40 (1961–1980) Douglas DC-8-50 (1965–1966) Douglas DC-8-63 (1968–1983) (stretched Super DC-8 model) Lockheed 18 C-60A Lodestar McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (leased from United Airlines) McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (1977-1987) List is incomplete and uses data primarily from the Boeing Sales Database. Accidents and incidents There were 15 major incidents aboard Canadian Pacific Air Lines / CP Air aircraft. December 20, 1942: A Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra crashed on Mount William Knight in the Cheam Range east of Vancouver, killing 13 persons (3 crew and 10 passengers). September 9, 1949: A Douglas DC-3 exploded in mid-flight en-route from Quebec City to Baie-Comeau as the result of an onboard bomb, killing all 23 on board. February 9, 1950: a Canadair C4 overran the runway at Tokyo-Haneda Airport and plunged into Tokyo Bay. All the passengers and crew were rescued. December 22, 1950: (CP4) Douglas DC-3 struck a mountain in the Okanagan of British Columbia while on landing approach. 2 of 18 passengers/crew killed. July 21, 1951: A Douglas DC-4 departed Vancouver, British Columbia for Anchorage, Alaska but disappeared en route without a trace. Eventually, all 37 on board would be declared legally dead. March 3, 1953: De Havilland DH-106 Comet crashed on takeoff from Karachi, Pakistan while on a delivery flight. All eleven passengers/crew were killed. May 11, 1953: a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash landed at Prince Rupert, British Columbia with 2 fatalities. August 29, 1956: (CP307) Douglas DC-6B crashed when it missed the landing due to pilot error near Cold Bay, Alaska. 15 of 22 passengers/crew killed. July 22, 1962: (CP301) Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 301, a Bristol Britannia 314 crashed in Honolulu, Hawaii. 27 of 40 passengers/crew were killed. July 8, 1965: Flight 21 (CP21) Douglas DC-6B crashed near Dog Creek, British