| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-RMQ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 720 Viscount |
| C/n (msn): | 45 |
| Operator Titles: | MacRobertson Miller Airlines - MMA |
| Aircraft Name: | RMA Quininup |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | PerthMap |
| Region / Country: | Western Australia, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YPPH IATA: PER Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 13 September 1968 to 31 December 1968 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 307895 |
| Photo Comment |
|---|
|
Crashed on descent to Port Hedland on December 31, 1968 after the starboard wing failed. It led to the grounding all Australian Viscounts. Viscount 810s were cleared to fly again but the remaining Viscount 700s were grounded permanently. RMQ had been the second Australian Viscount, delivered in October 1954 as VH-TVB for TAA. VH-TVA and VH-TVC were also lost in fatal accidents, TVA in a training accident before entering service and TVC broke up in a storm in November 1961 while departing Sydney for Canberra when on lease to Ansett-ANA. This photo was added on 6 December 2020, and has since been viewed 988 times. |