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Safety history
March 27, 1943Accident
One minute after takeoff from Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, while climbing at night, the airplane entered a patch of fog. It rolled to the left to an angle of 90° then nosed down and plunged in a wooded area located 1,500 metres south of the airport, bursting into flames. All 23 occupants were killed. The aircraft had also the civil registration VH-CTB. Crew: F/O Alexander Ken Arnold, pilot, Sgt Joseph Hammond, copilot, Lac Samuel Ivan Wiles, fitter, Sgt Lyle Carter Morgan, wireless operator. Pa
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 23 fatalities
At the time of the accident there was much speculation about the loss of an engine, although the investigation team could find no evidence of any unserviceability with any of the aircraft systems. Ultimately the investigation in 1943 cited error of judgement and poor technique on the part of the pilot as the cause. Full accident record