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DC3 Dakota Air CrashPrint Page
The plaque commemorates those who lost their lives in the Dakota DC3 crash in 1961.
The crash site, on a property near Royal Australian Air Force Base Pearce, still bears evidence of the aircraft crash, which occurred in July 1961, and claimed the lives of four crew members. Remarkably, three crew members survived the impact. The aircrew and aircraft had been involved in the calibration of a number of tracking stations around Australia associated with the NASA Mercury Space Program.
Location
Address: | On property near Pearce Air Base, Bullsbrook, 6084 |
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State: | WA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.678611 Long: 116.024722 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Disaster |
Sub-Theme: | Aviation |
Actual Event Start Date: | 31-July-1961 |
Actual Event End Date: | 31-July-1961 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 4th July, 2002 |
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au