CF-EDN — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

November 13, 1950Accident
The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Rome to Montreal with intermediate stops in Paris, Shannon and Keflavik, carrying a crew of seven and 51 Canadian pilgrims flying back home after a pilgrimage in Rome and having seen the Pope.
Douglas C-54 Skymaster · 58 fatalities
It was determined that the aircraft deviated from the prescribed flight path by 80 km too the east at the time of the accident, due to a strong wind blowing from the west. It was reported that the crew apparently realized his wrong position and tried to correct his route but too late to avoid the collision with the ground. Full accident record