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BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco.

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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…
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Douglas DC-6

US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1946

The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, Douglas reworked it after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the…
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San Francisco

Consolidated city-county in California, United States

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of 2024, San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the…
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October 29

Day of the year

October 29 is the 302nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 63 days remain until the end of the year.
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