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Crash of a De Havilland DH.50A in Waipali

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VH-UMN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Wau – Lae
MSN:
LASCO.1
YOM:
1929
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a cargo flight from Wau to Lae, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain and crashed near Waipali. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.