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A Douglas DC-3 ditches in Botany Bay after takeoff from Sydney Airport. All 25 people on board survive.
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Douglas DC-3
Airliner and military transport aircraft family
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1994 South Pacific Airmotive DC-3 crash
Douglas DC-3 crash in Sydney, New South Wales
The 1994 South Pacific Airmotive DC-3 crash took place on 24 April 1994, when a Douglas DC-3 airliner operated by South Pacific Airmotive, tail number VH-EDC, ditched into Botany Bay shortly after takeoff from Sydney Airport in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The cause of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Botany Bay
Open ocean bay in Sydney, Australia
Botany Bay is an open oceanic embayment, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 km (8 mi) south of the Sydney central business district. Its source is the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point and Sans Souci as well as the Cooks River at Kyeemagh, which flows…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sydney Airport
International airport serving Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport — colloquially Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney Airport or Mascot Airport — is an international airport serving Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of the Sydney central business district, in the suburb of Mascot. It is the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 24
Day of the year
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