1949 MacRobertson Miller Aviation DC-3 crash
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. It was the worst civil aviation accident in Western Australia and the third-worst in Australia.
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1949 MacRobertson Miller Aviation DC-3 crash
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. It was the worst civil aviation accident in Western Australia and the third-worst in Australia.
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On 2 July 1949 a Douglas DC-3 ...... the third-worst in Australia.
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An aircraft in flight with city buildings in background
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Douglas DC-3 similar to VH-MME
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1949-07-02
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MMA DC-3 crash
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Perth, Australia
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Loss of control after takeoff
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On 2 July 1949 a Douglas DC-3 ...... the third-worst in Australia.
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1949 MacRobertson Miller Aviation DC-3 crash
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