A34-37

On October 14, 1943 at 12:00 AM, A34-37 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF, with the event recorded near Limeburners Creek New South Wales.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 60.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was performing a survey flight to select sites for training exercises for paratroop battalion. While cruising at low altitude, the twin-engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into timber located 4 miles north of Limeburners Creek. Two crew members were rescued while three others were killed, among them the pilot. Crew: Sgt Hollingdale, pilot, † Denzel Leslie Govett, † Maj Smith, † Sgt Moran, LAC Barlow.

Aircraft reference details include registration A34-37, MSN 2026, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -31.3317°, 152.9178°.