CRASH OF A C-47 DAKOTA
AT MOLESWORTH, VIC
BETWEEN YARCK AND YEA
ON 9 MARCH 1944

C-47 Dakota VH-CCF, in USAAF markings, crashed at Molesworth in Victoria between Yarck and Yea on the 9th March 1944. The pilot was ANA Capt. L. Dunn. It crashed from engine failure into trees opposite the Hotel and township. Both wings were torn off, and the crew of 3 and the 14 passengers were uninjured.

VH-CCF in a gulley near Molesworth in Victoria

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Rick Hanning for his assistance with the details of this crash.

Can anyone help me with more information on this crash?

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This page first produced 11 March 2001

This page last updated 03 February 2020