This Day in History: 1930-08-19

de Havilland DH.60 Moth VH-UFL crashed into the Brisbane River at Pinkenba, Queensland on 19 August 1930. The aircraft was registered to the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of Defence and operated by the Australian Aero Club (Queensland Section) at Archerfield. The aircraft crashed into the Brisbane River when “diving” on HMAS Albatross. The pilot survived with injuries but the passenger N. Duff was killed. Source: aviation-safety.net website