CF-MCF — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

August 11, 1957Accident
CF-MCF departed London, England at 2148 GMT on 10 August on a charter flight to Toronto, Canada, with planned refuelling stops at Keflavik, Iceland and Goose Bay, Labrador.
Douglas DC-4 · 79 fatalities
The accident was attributed to severe turbulence encountered whilst flying in a cumulonimbus cloud, resulting in a chain of events quickly leading up to a complete loss of control and causing the aircraft to dive to the ground m a near vertical nose-down attitude. Full accident record