A Stinson Model A airliner takes off from Brisbane in stormy weather with two crew and five passengers on board, bound for Sydney via Lismore.
Officials assume that the pilot had flown east towards the coast to avoid the bad weather, most likely crashing into the ocean and the search efforts focus there.
Of the three surviving passengers, John Proud has a severely injured leg whilst the others, Joe Binstead and Englishman Jim Westray, have escaped unhurt.
Although it would most likely be a small burnt area caused by a lightning strike, O'Reilly nonetheless struggles through the thick undergrowth of the valley floor to reach the location.
According to one critic "the harmonica overlays shots of the mist-shrouded rainforest, personalising the bush, giving it a haunting, threatening quality, and a sense of isolation."
[4] The show earned 26 ratings points on its premiere, coming second on its night to a John Farnham Age of Reason concert at World Expo.