Military Aircraft Crashes in Tasmania during World War 2

MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES
IN TASMANIA
DURING WW2 YEARS

Crashes, mishaps, prangs, crash landings and missing aircraft

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NAA Aircraft Accident Files
Links to 283 National Archives of Australia
Aircraft Accident Files - mostly RAAF Aircraft

NOTE - The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was retitled as the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on 20 June 1941.

Did you know that there was at least 7 military aircraft crashes or
mishaps in Tasmania during World War 2?

"You won't have any trouble finding your way to Darwin. Just follow the trail of crashed Kittyhawks, you can't go wrong."

The words of the Corporal in charge of the refuelling crew at Cloncurry in November 1942.

DATE	LOCATION	SERVICE	AIRCRAFT	SERIAL NO.
abt Dec 39	Pats River	RAAF	Avro Anson	A4-17 (crashed on landing)
15 Nov 42	Pats River, Flinders Island	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-100
11 Jun 43	5 miles south of Western Junction at Wollmera Longford	RAAF	Tiger Moth	A17-560, 2 killed
27 Jul 43	Nile Relief Landing Ground	RAAF	Tiger Moth	A17-85 collided with Tiger Moth N.6903
27 Jul 43	Nile Relief Landing Ground	RAAF	Tiger Moth	N.6903 collided with Tiger Moth A17-85
23 Sep 43	Deal Island, Bass Strait	RAAF	Airspeed Oxford	AS-618, 4 killed
23 Dec 43	Pats River, Flinders Island	RAAF	Avro Anson	DG827 from GRS, damaged while landing

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Pacific Wreck Database
By Justin R. Taylan

MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN AUSTRALIA DURING WORLD WAR 2
Australian Capital Territory	New South Wales
Northern Territory	Queensland
South Australia	Tasmania
Victoria	Western Australia
Norfolk Island	Unknown

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This page first produced 02 August 1999

This page last updated 01 November 2022