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1938 Kyeema crash

Index 1938 Kyeema crash

The Kyeema airline crash took place on 25 October 1938 when the Australian National Airways Douglas DC-2 Kyeema, tail number VH-UYC, flying from Adelaide to Melbourne, commenced final approach to Essendon Airport through heavy fog and crashed into the western slopes of Mount Dandenong, also known as Mount Corhanwarrabul, killing all 18 on board instantly. [1]

21 relations: Adelaide, Adelaide Airport, Australian National Airways, Charles Hawker, Dandenong Ranges, Daylesford, Victoria, Distinguished Service Order, Douglas DC-2, Essendon Airport, Essendon, Victoria, First officer (aeronautics), Flight attendant, Government of Australia, Macarthur Job, Melbourne, Mount Dandenong (Victoria), Pilot in command, Sunbury, Victoria, The Sydney Morning Herald, Victoria (Australia), Victorian Certificate of Education.

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia.

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Adelaide Airport

Adelaide Airport is the principal airport of Adelaide, South Australia and the fifth busiest airport in Australia, servicing just over eight million passengers in the financial year ending 30 June 2017.

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Australian National Airways

Australian National Airways (ANA) was Australia's predominant carrier from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s.

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Charles Hawker

Charles Allan Seymour Hawker (16 May 1894 – 25 October 1938) was an Australian politician.

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Dandenong Ranges

The Dandenong Ranges (commonly just The Dandenongs) are a set of low mountain ranges, rising to 633 metres at Mount Dandenong, approximately east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Daylesford, Victoria

Daylesford is a spa town located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, within the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia, approximately 108 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.

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Douglas DC-2

The Douglas DC-2 is a 14-seat, twin-engined airliner that was produced by the American company Douglas Aircraft Corporation starting in 1934.

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Essendon Airport

Essendon Airport is a public airport serving scheduled commercial, corporate-jet, charter and general aviation flights.

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Essendon, Victoria

Essendon /ˈɛsǝndǝn/, is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km north-west of Melbourne's central business district.

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First officer (aeronautics)

In commercial aviation, the first officer is the second pilot (also referred to as the co-pilot) of an aircraft.

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Flight attendant

Flight attendants or cabin crew (also known as stewards/stewardesses, air hosts/hostesses, cabin attendants) are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.

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Government of Australia

The Government of the Commonwealth of Australia (also referred to as the Australian Government, the Commonwealth Government, or the Federal Government) is the government of the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

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Macarthur Job

Macarthur Job (10 April 1926 in Taree, New South Wales – 6 August 2014 in Melbourne) was an Australian aviation writer and air safety consultant.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Mount Dandenong (Victoria)

Mount Dandenong (Aboriginal Woiwurrung language: Corhanwarrabul) is a mountain that is part of the Dandenong Ranges of the Great Dividing Range, located in the Central District of Victoria, Australia.

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Pilot in command

The pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft is the person aboard the aircraft who is ultimately responsible for its operation and safety during flight.

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Sunbury, Victoria

Sunbury is a town located north-west of Melbourne's central business district, in the state of Victoria, Australia.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily compact newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia.

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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Victorian Certificate of Education

The Victorian Certificate of Education or VCE is one credential available to secondary school students who successfully complete year 11 and 12 in the Australian state of Victoria.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_Kyeema_crash

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