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British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines & "Resolution" Memorial CabinetPrint Page 
A cabinet containing memorabilia commemorates the 18 passengers and crew who perished aboard the British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines DC-6 "Resolution" at Kings Mountain, San Mateo County, California in the United States of America in October 1953.
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 named Resolution and registered in Australia as VH-BPE. The propliner crashed during its initial approach towards San Francisco International Airport, killing all 19 people on board, including the American pianist William Kapell.
Location
| Address: | 7 Pathfinder Drive, Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, 4551 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -26.798056 Long: 153.108333 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Furniture |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Aviation |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 29-October-1953 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 29-October-1953 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 30th October, 2010 |
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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PACIFIC AIRLINE
AND
DC-6 VH-BPE "RESOLUTION" MEMORIAL CABINET
Plaque :
To the memory of the 18 passengers and crew who
perished aboard the British Commonwealth Pacific
Airlines DC-6 "Resolution" at Kings Mountain,
San Mateo County, California on 29th Oct. 1953.
Dedicated before family and friends by
Bishop Tony Hall-Matthews and QAM President
Cliff Robinson at Caloundra 30th Oct. 2010.
