1931 Avro Ten Southern Cloud disappearance

1931 Avro Ten Southern Cloud disappearance
Still from film footage of the Southern Cloud, photographed from another aircraft
Accident
Date21 March 1931
SummarySevere weather
SiteSnowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
35°59.967′S 148°19.775′E / 35.999450°S 148.329583°E / -35.999450; 148.329583
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAvro 618 Ten (license-built Fokker F-VIIB/3m)
OperatorAustralian National Airways
RegistrationVH-UMF
Passengers6
Crew2
Fatalities8
Injuries0
Survivors0

The Southern Cloud, registered VH-UMF, was one of five Avro 618 Ten three-engined aircraft flying daily airline services between Australian cities for Australian National Airways in the early 1930s.[1]

  1. ^ "Southern Cloud clock". National Museum of Australia. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2008.