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| Date: | Thursday 6 January 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Flying Doctor Service |
| Registration: | VH-FDR |
| MSN: | 5006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thargomindah, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Thargomindah, QLD |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Takeoff was abandoned when the aircraft was struck by a windstorm, ran off airstrip and struck rocks, which caused the undercarriage to collapse.
Sources:
http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/drover/drover.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 11:58 | TB | Added |
| 26-Oct-2012 10:48 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2014 03:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2014 20:49 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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