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Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538

Index Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538

On 10 June 1960, a Fokker Friendship passenger aircraft operated by Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) was on approach at night to land at Mackay, Queensland, Australia when it crashed into the sea. [1]

31 relations: Abel Tasman, Altimeter, Bakers Creek air crash, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Brisbane, Brisbane Airport, Cambridge Aerodrome, Controlled flight into terrain, Flight recorder, Fokker, Fokker F27 Friendship, HMAS Warrego (U73), John Spicer (Australian politician), List of disasters in Australia by death toll, Mackay Airport, Mackay, Queensland, Maryborough Airport (Queensland), Maryborough, Queensland, National aviation authority, New Zealand, Order of the British Empire, Queen's Official Birthday, Queensland, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Airport, Tasmania, Townsville, Trans Australia Airlines, United States Army Air Forces, Vickers Viscount, 1950 Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crash.

Abel Tasman

Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 – 10 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).

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Altimeter

An altimeter or an altitude meter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level.

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Bakers Creek air crash

The Bakers Creek air crash was an aviation disaster which occurred on 14 June 1943, when a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft crashed at Bakers Creek, Queensland.

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).

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Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia.

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Brisbane Airport

Brisbane Airport is the primary international airport serving Brisbane and South East Queensland.

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Cambridge Aerodrome

Cambridge Aerodrome, also known as Cambridge Airport, is a minor airport located in Cambridge, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

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Controlled flight into terrain

A controlled flight into terrain (CFIT, usually pronounced cee-fit) is an accident in which an airworthy aircraft, under pilot control, is unintentionally flown into the ground, a mountain, a body of water or an obstacle.

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Flight recorder

A flight recorder is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents.

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Fokker

Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker.

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Fokker F27 Friendship

The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.

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HMAS Warrego (U73)

HMAS Warrego (L73/U73), named for the Warrego River, was a ''Grimsby'' class sloop of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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John Spicer (Australian politician)

Sir John Armstrong Spicer (5 March 1899 – 3 January 1978) was an Australian lawyer, politician, and judge.

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List of disasters in Australia by death toll

This is a list of disasters and tragic events in modern Australia sorted by death toll.

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Mackay Airport

Mackay Airport located in South Mackay, Queensland, Australia is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Mackay, with flights to the cities of Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville, Hamilton Island and Cairns.

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Mackay, Queensland

Mackay is a city and its centre suburb in the Mackay Region on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia.

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Maryborough Airport (Queensland)

Maryborough Airport is located approximately north of the town centre.

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Maryborough, Queensland

Maryborough is a city and a suburb in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

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National aviation authority

A national aviation authority (NAA) or civil aviation authority is a government statutory authority in each country that maintains an aircraft register and oversees the approval and regulation of civil aviation.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Queen's Official Birthday

The Queen's Official Birthday, or the King's Official Birthday, is the selected day in some Commonwealth realms on which the birthday of the monarch (currently Elizabeth II) is officially celebrated in those countries.

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Queensland

Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Rockhampton

Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Rockhampton Airport

Rockhampton Airport (Connor Park) is a major Australian regional airport in West Rockhampton that services the city of Rockhampton, with direct flights to the cities of Brisbane, Townsville, Gold Coast and Mackay.

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Tasmania

Tasmania (abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as Tassie) is an island state of Australia.

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Townsville

Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia.

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Trans Australia Airlines

Trans Australia Airlines or TAA (renamed Australian Airlines in 1986) was one of the two major Australian domestic airlines between its inception in 1946 and its merger with Qantas in September 1992.

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF), informally known as the Air Force, was the aerial warfare service of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II (1939/41–1945), successor to the previous United States Army Air Corps and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force of today, one of the five uniformed military services.

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Vickers Viscount

The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs.

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1950 Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crash

On 26 June 1950, a Douglas DC-4 Skymaster aircraft departed from Perth, Western Australia for an eight-hour flight to Adelaide, South Australia.

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TAA Fokker Friendship disaster, Taa fokker friendship disaster, VH-TFB.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_Australia_Airlines_Flight_538

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