Originally Posted by
pithblot
CME suffered a very nasty end with its new owner, I think on its ferry flight north from Smithton!
CME resided between Deloraine and Pieman Heads with its new owner Brian S
With a POB of 4 CME departed Tasmania for the Richmond bicentennial air show in 1988. After the Airshow finished CME then headed for Expo 88 in Brisbane. They landed on a gravel road beside an open cut mine near Scone, they enjoyed a night in tents & a fire to cook by. The next morning CME lined up on the gravel road, the landing gear hit a mount of rocks on takeoff spearing CME into the open cut mine. 3 deceased and one survivor. I spent a day with the survivor on the way home a week later at Newcastle Hospital. Very sad as I knew 2 of the deceased.
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198802398/
Regards RW
Skridlov, I will keep an eye out for Billy's Book for you.