Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon in Mingende: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 31, 1948
Registration:
VH-AMO
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wewak – Mingende
MSN:
2067
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in flames while landing in Mingende. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot John Glover was killed. He was the father of the Catholic Mission of the Holy Ghost and was performing a cargo flight from Wewak to Mingende, delivering goods for the New Year's day.
