The Douglas DC-8 played a pivotal role with Canada’s second biggest airline for over two decades. Andrew H Cline details the type’s career with this carrier.
A DC-8-53, CF-CPM, on approach to Düsseldorf in 1980. AirTeamImages.com/WolfgangMendorf
The Douglas DC-8 was Canadian Pacific Airlines’ (later CP Air) first jet type. The carrier can be traced back to being formed during World War Two. The Canadian Pacific Railway had been a stakeholder in Canadian Airways since it was established in 1930.
