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Old 27th Sep 2010, 22:34
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D120A
 
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The story of VH-ABB 'Coolangatta' is that it crashed on landing on 11 October 1944. It was on final approach with one engine shut down, stalled 10 ft above the water and the hull ruptured on impact. Thirty people on board, unhappily one fatality.

Spectacular pictures, thank you!
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