4 MAY 1944
CRASH OF A VULTEE VENGEANCE
AT HAMMOND ISLAND, QLD

Vultee Vengeance

On 4 May 1944, RAAF Vultee Vengeance A27-277 of 23 Squadron based at Higgins Field , crashed on Hammond Island, Queensland after apparently running out of fuel, killing Flying Officer Sydney Larner Porter (412681) and Warrant Officer Henry James Addison (413936). They were both buried at the Townsville War Cemetery.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Gordon Clarke and LAC Clive Morrison Hall (78213 for their assistance with this home page.

REFERENCE BOOK

"Diary of WWII - North Queensland"
Complied by Peter Nielsen

"Aircraft of the RAAF 1921- 71"
By Geoffrey Pentland & Peter Malone

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This page first produced 4 July 1999

This page last updated 07 February 2020