1949 MacRobertson Miller Aviation DC-3 crash
1940s in Perth, Western Australia1949 in AustraliaAccidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3Aviation accidents and incidents in 1949Aviation accidents and incidents in Western Australia ... and 5 more
Disasters in Western AustraliaGuildford, Western AustraliaJuly 1949 events in AustraliaMacRobertson Miller Airlines accidents and incidentsUse Australian English from January 2016
On 2 July 1949 a Douglas DC-3 aircraft departed from Perth, Western Australia for a night flight of 441 nautical miles (817 km) to Carnarvon. The aircraft climbed to a height of about 500 feet (150 m) and then spiralled almost vertically to the ground, killing all 18 people on board. It crashed about a mile north of Perth airport and burned for over an hour. At the time, it was the worst civil aviation accident in Western Australia.
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Western Australia, Australia
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