ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335507
| Date: | Monday 27 October 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A65-113 |
| MSN: | 33459/16711 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Cronulla, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
The aircraft was engaged on CSIRO rain-making experiments off the coast and took off from Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) at 10:34. It crashed into Botany Bay.
Sources:
BAAA-ACRO
The Canberra Times Tuesday 28 October 1952
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