DC3 wreck - WA

  Historic Site

Position

DEG: -14.128206 126.309508
DMS: 14º 07' 41.54" S 126º 18' 34.23" E
UTM: 52 L 8436429mN 209519mE
Altitude: 5.88m

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Mitchell Plateau WA 6740
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Wreck of DC3 which was on a flight out of Perth in February 1942. A landing at Broome was scheduled but it flew past and then ran out of fuel, making a forced landing where it remains today on a beach near Cape Londonderry in Vansittart Bay. All crew and passengers survived. In a beautiful part of the Kimberley it attracts many visitors from cruise ships.
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Closest Weather Station

Truscott at 22/04:00am WST
Distance from DC3 wreck 9.34km NE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
25.2°C31.3°C96%24.5°C1007.7hPa1.6mmCALM0km/hr
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Closest Climatic Station

Kalumburu
Distance from DC3 wreck 40.71km SE
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C33.833.233.434.633.331.231.933.435.636.837.135.3
Mean Min. °C24.624.423.521.016.713.713.814.619.222.524.724.9
Mean Rain mm303.9308.7234.939.118.53.30.30.31.838.880.4235.8

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