Narrative:
Crashed. Dual civil registration VHCIR.
accident date: 26-10-1956
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: A65-75
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 26 October 1956 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A65-75 |
| MSN: | 32667/15919 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Daly Waters, NT ( Australia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Amberley RAAF Station, QLD (YAMB), Australia |
| Darwin Airport, NT (DRW/YPDN), Australia |
Crashed. Dual civil registration VHCIR.
Sources:
» Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web sitePhotos
accident date: 26-10-1956
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: A65-75
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Amberley RAAF Station, QLD to Darwin Airport, NT as the crow flies is 2823 km (1764 miles).
Distance from Amberley RAAF Station, QLD to Darwin Airport, NT as the crow flies is 2823 km (1764 miles).
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