What the records say
- When
- 29 Oct 1953
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 37.41° N, 122.33° W
- Description
- 1953 aviation accident in California, United States
BCPA Flight 304
1953 aviation accident in California, United States
BCPA Flight 304/44 was a scheduled flight operated by British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines from Sydney, Australia, to Vancouver, Canada, with scheduled stops at Fiji, Canton Island, Honolulu and San Francisco. On 29 October 1953, the flight was conducted by a Douglas DC-6 named Resolution and registered in Australia as VH-BPE.
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