John Evans, Alan Marshall & Gordon CollinsPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates John Evans, Alan Marshall & Gordon Collins who were accidentally killed in an aeroplane crash at Port Hedland on the 31st December 1968.
On 31 December 1968 a Vickers Viscount aeroplanedeparted from Perth, Western Australia for a flight of 724 nautical miles (1341 kilometres) to Port Hedland. The aeroplane crashed 28 nautical miles (52 kilometres) short of its destination with the loss of all twenty-six people on board. More than half of the right wing, from outboard of the inner engine to the wingtip, including the outer engine and its propeller, broke away from the rest of the aeroplane in flight and struck the ground a significant distance from the main wreckage.
Investigation by the Australian Department of Civil Aviation and British Aircraft Corporation concluded that a mysterious action during maintenance led to extensive fatigue cracking in the right wing spar. This accident remains the third worst in Australia's civil aviation history.
Location
| Address: | 2 Norris Bell Avenue, National Road Transport Hall of Fame Memorial Garden, Alice Springs, 0870 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -23.7775 Long: 133.868064 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Tragedy |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 31-December-1968 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 31-December-1968 |
Dedication
In memory of our three loyal drivers
Accidentally killed in a plane crash on 31st December 1968.
John Evans, Alan Marshall
Gordon Collins
