Airplane Crash - Off Hobart, Tasmania 03/10/1946
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Off Hobart, Tasmania
Date | 03/10/1946 |
Time | 20:55 |
Location | Off Hobart, Tasmania |
Operator | Australian National Airways |
Route | Hobart - Melbourne |
Type | Douglas DC-3 (C-47DL) |
Registration | VH-AET |
Cn/In | 6013 |
Aboard | 25 |
Fatalities | 25 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | The aircraft crashed 10 mins after takeoff from Hobart. Inadvertent engagement of the autopilot instead of the fuel crossfeed. |
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