| Registration / Serial: | VH-CFA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide (Dominie) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Mk.3 |
| C/n (msn): | 6713 |
| Operator Titles: | Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade |
| Aircraft Name: | Clive Jones |
| City / Airport: | Cairns - International (YBCS / CNS)Map |
| Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
| Photo Date: | November 1952 to October 1953 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 196800Submit Correction |
| View count: | 324 |
The second Rapide registered VH-CFA. The first one, c/n 6814, ditched in November 1951. The second also ditched. It was off Ingham, Queensland, on October 26, 1953. The pilot and patient drowned. The ambulance officer survived six hours in the sea before being picked up. The aircraft had run out of fuel after being diverted to Townsville because of low cloud at Cairns.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-CFA |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Mk.3 |
| C/n (msn): | 6713 |
| Operator Titles: | Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade |
| City / Airport: | Cairns - International (YBCS / CNS)Map | Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
| Photo Date: | November 1952 to October 1953 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-CFA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide (Dominie) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Mk.3 |
| C/n (msn): | 6713 |
| Operator Titles: | Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade |
| Aircraft Name: | Clive Jones |
| City / Airport: | Cairns - International (YBCS / CNS)Map |
| Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
| Photo Date: | November 1952 to October 1953 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 196800Submit Correction |
| View count: | 324 |
The second Rapide registered VH-CFA. The first one, c/n 6814, ditched in November 1951. The second also ditched. It was off Ingham, Queensland, on October 26, 1953. The pilot and patient drowned. The ambulance officer survived six hours in the sea before being picked up. The aircraft had run out of fuel after being diverted to Townsville because of low cloud at Cairns.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-CFA |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Mk.3 |
| C/n (msn): | 6713 |
| Operator Titles: | Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade |
| City / Airport: | Cairns - International (YBCS / CNS)Map | Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
| Photo Date: | November 1952 to October 1953 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |