DC3 Umagico, Queensland, Australia
By
Shifter Brains on 07-Oct-14. Waypoint GA6918
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Virtual |
| Container: | Virtual |
| Coordinates: | S10° 55.053' E142° 25.721' (WGS 84) |
| 54L 656133E 8792768N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 57 m |
| Local Government Area: | Northern Peninsula Area |
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Description
A cache near Bamaga on Cape York
The DC3 that is wrecked here departed Archerfield Brisbane on 4 May 1945 heading for New Guinea and crashed about 8.5 hours later on 5 May 1945.
The crash had a loss of six passengers and crew.
Please to not go inside the fence.
To log the cache take a photo of yourself and or GPS with the plane.
Logs
We initially pulled over on the side of the main road to get our bearings before noticing the sign and heading over to GZ. We made a quick find and started to walk to the crash site before noticing the fresh tyre tracks. Considering Mum's busted ankle we opted to drive to the crash site.
This plane is amazingly well preserved and the kids really enjoyed walking around the fence and inspecting the plane.
It's always great to find a cache highlighting a cool historical site.
Thanks for the virtual cache!
This plane is amazingly well preserved and the kids really enjoyed walking around the fence and inspecting the plane.
It's always great to find a cache highlighting a cool historical site.
Thanks for the virtual cache!
We are lucky enough to have very special geofriends who very kindly offered to look after our furbaby while we headed to the tip of Cape York and detoured to some lovely National Parks along the way. We attempted any geocaches which we passed along the way and this was one of them 
Very many thanks to all those who have placed and maintain their caches in this very remote part of the country
We thoroughly enjoyed learning about some of the prolific military history to be found hereabouts.
Many thanks for the hide Shifter Brains
Very many thanks to all those who have placed and maintain their caches in this very remote part of the country
We thoroughly enjoyed learning about some of the prolific military history to be found hereabouts.
Many thanks for the hide Shifter Brains
Rated: for Overall Experience
Visited on our fantastic Cape York Adventure.
Thanks for helping us explore this amazing area.
TFTC
Thanks for helping us explore this amazing area.
TFTC
Pretty amazing sight .. the poor passengers never really stood a chance.
Thanks for the cache Shifter Brains..
Thanks for the cache Shifter Brains..
