VH-GAV · DH82
DE Havilland Aircraft Company DH-82A · built 1943
Register facts: CASA Register of Civil Aircraft (open data, file dated October 1, 2026).
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Safety history
- April 25, 1949AccidentHull loss
On final approach to Bulolo, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot (Captain R. C. T. 'Dick' Burt) made a forced landing but the aircraft struck a rock outcrop near Bulolo known to pilots as The Pimple. The aircraft was written off while both occupants survived.