A De Havilland DH84 Dragon Rapide, similar to VH-AOM, photographed at Archerfield 1957, with “Mackay Air Charter Service” on the nose. Credit Geoff Goodall’s Aviation History Site. Photo by Bob Hitchings
The crash site at the corner of Peel and Alfred Streets in Mackay. Image Ed Coates Collection.
Sources:
Mackay Daily Mercury: Terry Hayes
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