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DC3

PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:33 pm
by zafra52
In February 1942, a DC3 crashed in the remote Vansittart Bay while flying from Perth to Broome. The disoriented pilot made an emergency landing in bad weather on a salt pan, but to his credit, all crew and passengers survived and they continued their Kimberley. Days later, they were rescued by a passing QANTAS flying boat.

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Re: DC3

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:06 am
by gstark
How accessible is this wreck?

It looks somewhat overgrown, as might be expected for the time it's been since it crashed.

Re: DC3

PostPosted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 4:14 pm
by zafra52
Thank you Gary. It is in Jar Island at Vansittart Bay. It is in a very remote part of the Kimberley Coast. We arrived by boat. We did a Cruise tour with Coral Expeditions.

Re: DC3

PostPosted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:38 pm
by ozimax
zafra52 wrote:Thank you Gary. It is in Jar Island at Vansittart Bay. It is in a very remote part of the Kimberley Coast. We arrived by boat. We did a Cruise tour with Coral Expeditions.


That is one cool photo. If only metal could talk...