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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:DC-2-210
    Construction Number:01566
    Last Civil Registration:VH-UYC
    Latest Owner or Location:Australian National Airways-ANA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DC-2-210.

    29 May 1937

    To Australian National Airways.

    30 July 1937

    Assigned civil registration: VH-UYC
    Registered VH-UYC *Kyeema* to Airlines of Australia.

    2 December 1937

    To Australian National Airways.

    By 25 October 1938

    To Australian National Airways-ANA with c/r VH-UYC (Douglas DC-2-210, 1566).

    25 October 1938

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Crashed on Mt. Dandenong Victoria en-route Adelaide-Essendon, in very bad weather, killing 18 people.

    25 October 1938

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were 18 fatalities. The domestic scheduled passenger flight departed Adelaide Airport, SA (ADL/YPAD), Australia and was destined for Melbourne-Essendon Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN), Australia. The accident occurred at Mt Dandenong, VIC (Australia) while en route. Narrative: En route from Adelaide to Melbourne, the DC-2 named Kyeema lost its visual bearings while trying to locate Essendon Airport. It was on the wrong heading and after entering cloud, impacted the top of Mount Dandenong, 50 km east of Melbourne and approximately 45 km south east of the airfield at Essendon...
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