Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island. Crash of VH-UKY, 1939
c. 1939Overview
This plane had brought yeast to the Island in about August 1939. A seat was available for the return flight to the mainland. WO2 Sam MacMurray RAA and WO2 ToM Crompton tossed the coin, Tom won and lost. Nobody hurt in the crash. Car in photo believed to b
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-32-AMWA65111
Item type
Themes
Contextual Information
P2020.99.18
MIL1989.052
Year
Geotag
-32.005764479241, 115.54301077997
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- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Military Railroad. 9,2 inch barrel on rolling stock. Curly MASTERS (0.13km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Military Railroad. Bickley Swamp spur line. 5 Fortress Company, Royal Australian Engineers, 1935 (0.18km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Military Railroad, 9.2 inch gun body on rolling stock (0.18km away)
- Post 1945, Australia Western Australia, Rottnest Island,1950 (0.23km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island. Military Railway, 9.2 inch barrel on rolling stock for transport (0.31km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, 16 Battalion Cameron Highlanders, Entrenchments 1938 (0.37km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Military Railroad. Crayfish Engine, 1936 (0.42km away)
- World War 2, Australia Western Australia, Rottnest, 16 Battalion, 1939 (0.46km away)
- Post 1945, Australia, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Military Railway, 1950 (0.58km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Construction. Sourcing limestone (0.65km away)
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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