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Old 11th Mar 2022, 09:56
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Originally Posted by India Four Two
It was southwest of Rutbah Wells, that the KLM DC-2 Uiver PH-AJU (second in the MacRobertson London to Sydney Air Race, behind the DH Comet) crashed in December 1934.

Triumph & Tragedy: ~ The story of the KLM DC-2 Uiver (Part 1)
Completely off-topic, but please note that the article linked to above, while interesting, doesn't get the analysis of the accident cause right. It focuses on the bad weather and the possibility of a lightning strike, while the crash was attributed to the combination of the bad weather and the less-than-optimal directional stability of the DC-2 with original fin and rudder, in combination with several other contributory causes.
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