Stopped by the crash site of DC-2 Kyeema in the Dandenong Ranges today
For those not familiar, the Kyeema crash is Australia’s worst air disaster, resulting in the loss of 18 lives, the DC-2’s crew had apparently miscalculated theyre position in extremely heavy fog, eventually flying the plane into a mountain they had failed to sight, killing all on board instantly.
There are still reminders there today, 73 years later, there is a gaping hole in the tree canopy that the doomed airliner punched though milliseconds before impacting the mountainside, there are still trees that stand sheared clean through by the aircraft’s wings, and a deep gouge in the face of the mountain itself, oddly after having had brilliant sunshine all day, as i stood by the site marker a thick fog rolled in, reducing the visibility to naught, looking out from the face of the mountain through the hole in the canopy, i could almost hear the approach of the doomed DC-2…
By: CanberraA84-232 - 12th October 2011 at 15:23
i do have some pics about from the crash during the recovery phase, basically all the big bits were taken but a lot of small pieces were left behind, by the looks of the photos and evidence left today she burned pretty fiercely
By: Nashio966 - 11th October 2011 at 16:50
Fantastic pictures there 🙂 Its appears so quiet and peaceful 🙁
By: CanberraA84-232 - 11th October 2011 at 08:46
As promised at long last chaps!
First off, heres the information board situated just up the hill along the main walking track but not on the site itself, nor is the cairn & plaques in the second pic, the site itself is further down the hillside
Although being almost 74 years to the day since the crash, the hole the doomed DC-2 punched in the tree canopy is still clear to see, though now elevated slightly from the original entry point by growth
there are still trees present that were broken by the aircraft as she struck, this one was bent forwards by the plane then blown backward when she exploded upon striking the mountain itself, the only trees that showed fire damage are in this particular spot and many still have gouges from the impact
Found in exactly the same spot as the screws and glass i came upon on my last visit, instrument glass from her cockpit
Main impact point, where the nose struck and disintegrated, the glass and screws were found in this area, along with a piece that may have come from a windscreen.
The true tragedy of it all, the summit of the mountain would be barely 200ft above the crash site
im planning to return to the site on the 25th of the month to lay some flowers for the 74th anniversary of the crash
By: Nashio966 - 11th October 2011 at 02:59
I look forward to it 🙂
By: CanberraA84-232 - 10th October 2011 at 14:06
well am resurrecting this thread as ill be passing by the area tomorrow and will get some pics weather permitting
By: CanberraA84-232 - 11th April 2011 at 09:59
Blasted camera has deleted itself!!!!!!!
sorry for the wait guys ill get up there again on wednesday hopefully to take some more
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