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Kingsford Smith lost over the Andaman Sea

On 8 November 1935 Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and co-pilot Tommy Pethybridge vanished in the Lady Southern Cross while flying at night over the Andaman Sea.

1935 CE · 14.30, 97.60 · status: explained

The account

Eighteen months later fishermen found an undercarriage leg and wheel on Aye Island off Burma. Searches have not found the wreck.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Charles Kingsford Smith
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