This Day in History: 1912-01-06

The first aircraft crash in Australia occurrred when William Hart, attempting to land his Bristol Boxkite aircraft next to a railway line between Mt Druitt and Rooty Hill, hit the top of a railway signal, turned over and crashed. Hart and his passenger Major Rosenthal were able to jump clear but Hart sustained a cut to his forehead. The Major suffered a deep incision under one eye where his broken flying goggles had cut him during the crash. Source: Come Fly With Me, Blacktown City’s Aviation History.