Aircraft Photo of VH-CFA | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Mk.3 | Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	VH-CFA
Aircraft Original Type:	De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide
Aircraft Generic Type:	De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide (Dominie)
Aircraft Version:	De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Mk.3
C/n (msn):	6713
Operator Titles:	Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade
Aircraft Name:	Clive Jones

Location
City / Airport:	Cairns - InternationalMap
Region / Country:	Queensland, Australia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: YBCS IATA: CNS Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	November 1952 to October 1953
Photo from:	Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:	196800

Photo Comment
The second Rapide registered VH-CFA. The first one, c/n 6814, ditched in November 1951. The second also ditched. It was off Ingham, Queensland, on October 26, 1953. The pilot and patient drowned. The ambulance officer survived six hours in the sea before being picked up. The aircraft had run out of fuel after being diverted to Townsville because of low cloud at Cairns. This photo was added on 21 December 2019, and has since been viewed 367 times.

Photo Comment

The second Rapide registered VH-CFA. The first one, c/n 6814, ditched in November 1951. The second also ditched. It was off Ingham, Queensland, on October 26, 1953. The pilot and patient drowned. The ambulance officer survived six hours in the sea before being picked up. The aircraft had run out of fuel after being diverted to Townsville because of low cloud at Cairns.

This photo was added on 21 December 2019, and has since been viewed 367 times.

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