Narrative:
Crashed into the sea during a flight from Melbourne to Launceston, Tasmania via Flinders Island.
» PLANE LOST. (1935, October 3). Albany Advertiser
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 October 1935 |
| Time: | 09:55 |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.86 Express |
| Operator: | Holyman's Airways |
| Registration: | VH-URT |
| MSN: | 2312 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) off Flinders Island, TAS [Bass Strait] ( Australia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne (unknown airport), VIC, Australia |
| Flinders Island Airport, TAS (FLS/YFLI), Australia |
Crashed into the sea during a flight from Melbourne to Launceston, Tasmania via Flinders Island.
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