In 1938, a silver Douglas DC-2 named Kyeema crashed into Mount Dandenong, killing all fourteen people on board. The subsequent inquiry pointed to failures in navigational aids and administration, but at its heart, the real culprit was the limits of the technology of the day.

Sixty-seven years on, the ripple effects of that disaster are still felt across the aviation world. It reshaped aviation safety and left its mark on generations of pilots — among them Doug Whitfield.

Doug's collection of stories weaves together his own experiences with those of the people he's met over a thirty-five-year career, offering an exclusive, entertaining and genuinely thrilling window into a unique era of aviation in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

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