We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The airplane departed Warruwi on a return flight to Batchelor, carrying two passengers and one pilot. Few minutes after takeoff, the pilot flew low to investigate a lugger hidden up a tidal creek. While circling around for a better look, he misjudged the height, causing the airplane to struck a tree and to crash. The lugger was crewed by Dutch servicemen who had escaped from the NEI (Netherland East Indies). The Dutchmen rescued the survivors of the crash and also made radio contact with Darwin
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon · 1 fatalities