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## Flight 21 in 100 Mile House in 1965

| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- | --- |
| 1965 | Flight 21 | 100 Mile House | [BC](/records/provinces/bc) |  | 52 | 52 | 0 | No | No | No |

### Used

Bomb

### AI Synthesis

**Classification:** reported
**Incident Summary:** Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21, a scheduled domestic flight from Vancouver to Whitehorse, crashed on July 8, 1965, near 100 Mile House, British Columbia, after an in-flight explosion, resulting in the deaths of all 52 people on board.

**Well-Supported Details:**

* The incident occurred on July 8, 1965.
* The flight was a scheduled domestic flight from Vancouver to Whitehorse, with stops in Prince George, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, and Watson Lake.
* The plane, a Douglas DC-6B, crashed after an in-flight explosion near 100 Mile House, British Columbia.
* All 52 people on board were killed in the crash.
* An inquest determined that the explosion was the result of a bomb.
* The crash site is located 32 km west of 100 Mile House, near Dog Creek.

**Unverified or Conflicting Claims:** None found.

**Source Quality Notes:**

* Source 1: Wikipedia article on Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Air_Lines_Flight_21)
	+ Credibility: High (Wikipedia is a reliable online encyclopedia with a strong track record of accuracy)
	+ Relevance: High (directly related to the incident)
	+ Date: 2023 (last updated)
	+ Notes: The article provides a detailed summary of the incident, including the cause of the explosion and the number of fatalities.

> Status: Unverified. Credible: 0, Social: 0, Other: 1.

### News Stories

- [Other](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Air_Lines_Flight_21)
  Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was a scheduled domestic flight from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, via Prince George, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, and Watson Lake on July 8, 1965. The Douglas DC-6B plane crashed after an in-flight explosion near 100 Mile House, British Columbia, killing all 52 people aboard. An inquest determined that the explosion was the result of a bomb, but the perpetrator and motive remain undetermined. The crash site is 32 km west of 100 Mile House, and remnants of the DC-6 remain at the crash site near Dog Creek.


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