Kyeema Plane Crash Memorial - Mt Dandenong, Australia
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ThePacman
S 37° 49.963 E 145° 20.960
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18 people died when the DC-2 Kyeema airliner crashed in the Dandenong Ranges in 1938. Forty years later a memorial was erected at the crash site.
Waymark Code: WMNWBD
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/11/2015
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The Kyeema airline crash took place on 25 October 1938 on the western slopes of Mount Dandenong. An Australian National Airways DC-2-210 Kyeema (reg VH-UYC) flying from Adelaide to Melbourne crashed in heavy fog on final approach to Essendon Airport.
The flight crew miscalulated their position and, unable to see in the heavy fog, overshot Essendon airport and crashed near the summit of Mt Dandenong.
All 18 on board (14 passengers and 4 crew) were killed instantly.
Following a Royal Commission enquiry into the cause of the disaster, improvements were made to Australian flight safety regulations.
Exactly 40 years afterwards a memorial was erected to victims of the Kyeema disaster, just a few metres from the crash site.
Disaster Date: 10/25/1938
Date of dedication: 10/25/1978
Memorial Sponsors: Mt Dandenong Historical Society
Disaster Type: Technological
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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