Sydney - Sydney

On December 16, 1945 at 12:00 AM, Sydney - Sydney experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Royal Aero Club of New South Wales, with the event recorded near Sydney New South Wales.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While on a local flight, the single engine went out of control and spun in between Prince Henry Hospital and Long Bay Gaol, south Sydney. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, Mrs. Betty Faux, was killed. VH-AAQ was an aircraft rebuilt by the Aero Club of NSW at Mascot during the war when acquiring replacement aircraft required desperate measures. It was based on the wreck of Moth VH-UHQ which was badly burnt in a hangar fire at Wagga 10DEC1939. The rebuilt aircraft was designated a D.H.60GIII Moth Major (with c/n 1) and was test flown on 14DEC1943. It continued to fly with the RACNSW for almost exactly two years until it crashed. Source: Ed Coates

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-AAQ, MSN 1, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -33.8471°, 151.0634°.