Keywords: Crashed Dragon Rapide 1936 (AWM P02307.034).jpg Northern Territory RAAF salvage crew loading the fuselage of the Dragon Rapide aircraft A3-2 onto a truck The wings and engines have been removed to facilitate the salvage operation The detached wings are seen at left and at right behind the fuselage The A3-2 is still carrying its call sign VH-UVG as it was pressed into RAAF service to begin work based at Port Hedland as part of the North Australian Survey Flight NASF The A3-2 was forced to land ninety miles north of Newcastle Waters on 13 April 1936 when it exhausted its fuel The crew Flight Lieutenant W L Hely Aircraftmen R B Sherwood and H Walkington were uninjured although A3-2 sustained severe damage to the undercarriage in the landing P02307 034 1936-05 Not stated donor S Hine PD-Australia PD-1996 Australia De Havilland Dragon Rapide Aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force Destroyed aircraft |