Military Aircraft Crashes in the rest of Queensland during World War 2

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 were at least 204 military aircraft crashes
or mishaps in the rest of Queensland outside of
the north Queensland area during World War 2?

DATE	LOCATION	SERVICE	AIRCRAFT	SERIAL NO.
Unknown	Rockhampton airfield	?	C-47 Dakota	?
Unknown	Rockhampton airfield	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	?
Unknown	Cloncurry area	NEI-AF	B-25 Mitchell	#133
Unknown	sea off Redcliffe	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	See 2 July 1942
Unknown	off Rocky Point	USAAF	B-25 Mitchell?	?
Unknown	near Birdsville	RAAF	Beaufighter	?
Unknown	Bunyaville State Forest	?	B-25 Mitchell?	?
Unknown	Archerfield	USAAF	O-47A (?)	#37-282
Unknown	Archerfield	USAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	#41-5310
11 Apr 40	French Street, Coorparoo, Brisbane	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-25
3 Aug 40	Archerfield Airfield	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-14 collided with A20-12
3 Aug 40	Archerfield Airfield	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-12 collided with A20-14
12 Aug 40	in the sea off Jumpin Pin	RAAF	Hudson	A16-27
19 Dec 40	St. Lawrence	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-53
18 Jan 41	8 miles south of Goodna, east of Ipswich	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-162, 1 killed
31 Jan 41	Darra	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-155
21 May 41	Archerfield	Private	C-17B Staggerwing (Serial No. 129)	VH-UYI, 2 military personnel killed
17 Jun 41	Dinmore at Ipswich	RAAF	Avro Anson	N9902 of 3SFTS Sgt. Edwards
abt Dec 41	near Rockhampton	RAAF	Wirraway	A2--146
14 Jan 42	1 mile west of Wyaralong Bombing Range	RAAF	Avro Anson	W.1948, 4 injured
29 Jan 42	Southport	USAAF	Douglas A-24-DE Dauntless	#41-15809, condemned 7 Nov 1942
31 Jan 42	Redbank	USAAF	Douglas A-24-DE Dauntless	#41-15808
Jan 42	Archerfield	USAAF	Douglas A-24-DE Dauntless	#41-15811, repaired, used for training.
11 Jan 42	Amberley airfield	USAAF	A-24	?
16 Jan 42	Rockhampton	USAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	?
17 Jan 42	Amberley airfield	USAAF	A-24	#41-15798
24 Jan 42	Amberley airfield	USAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	#41-385
24 Jan 42	Fort Lytton	USAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	41-5365, #85
26 Jan 42	Amberley airfield	USAAF	Douglas A-24-DE Dauntless	#41-15772
30 Jan 42	Amberley airfield	USAAF	?	#48
31 Jan 42	Archerfield airfield	USAAF	Douglas A-24-DE Dauntless	#41-15808
3 Feb 42	Archerfield	USAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	#41-36321
3 Feb 42	Amberley	USAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	#36-476
3 Feb 42	Amberley	USAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	Box No. 186 (straight out of the box!)
4 Feb 42	Battens Ridge, Beechmont, Numinbah Valley	USAAF or RAAF??	P-40 Kittyhawk	1 killed
5 Feb 42	Charleville	USAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	Plane No. 13
10 Feb 42	Aramac	USAAF	Douglas A-24-DE Dauntless	#41-15755
10 Feb 42	McKinlay	USAAF	Douglas A-24-DE Dauntless	#41-15805
13 Feb 42	Thornlands, near Cleveland	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-100, collided with aircaft below
13 Feb 42	Thornlands, near Cleveland	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-290, collided with aircraft above
13 Feb 42	Archerfield or Amberley?	USAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	#41-5586
18 Feb 42	Archerfield	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	# 41-2430 "Naughty But Nice", Harold N. Chaffin's aircraft, hit by a civilian DC3
18 Feb 42	Archerfield	Dutch	Lockheed Lodestar	# LT922, Hit by the same civilian DC3 as above
18 Feb 42	Archerfield	RAAF	Tiger Moth	A17-46, stalled and crashed, minor damage
20 Feb 42	base of Mount Petrie, Burbank, Brisbane	Qantas	de Havilland DH-86	VH-USE, 9 killed (included 1 American soldier, 1 RAAF Officer)
21 Feb 42	Maryborough	RAAF	Tiger Moth	A17-1, 1 killed
before Mar 42	Amberley	USAAF	Douglas A-24-DE Dauntless	#41-15817, condemned due to crash landing, salvaged 8 March 1942
abt Mar 42	south of Brisbane	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-42 (#41-5546)
abt 10 Mar 42	Cloncurry	USAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	Heavy landing, Pilot Lt. Ed Smith, aircraft written off
abt 10 Mar 42	Cloncurry	USAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	Heavy landing
25 Mar 42	Archerfield	USAAF	B-26 Marauder	Possibly #40-1389 Collided with DC-3 & a house
25 Mar 42	Archerfield	USAAF	DC-3	Hit by above B-26 Marauder
25 Mar 42	Archerfield	USAAF	B-26 Marauder	Collided with B-25 Mitchell below
25 Mar 42	Archerfield	USAAF	B-25 Mitchell	Hit by above B-26 Marauder
25 Mar 42	Archerfield	?	B-25 Mitchell
abt Apr 42	Bundaberg	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-83 (#41-25111)
16 Apr 42	Rockhampton	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-33 (#41-5518)
18 Apr 42	Sandgate	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	?
20 Apr 42	Maryborough	RAAF	Tiger Moth	A17-2, taxying incident, collided with aicrfat below
20 Apr 42	Maryborough	?	?	Taxying accident, collided with Tiger Moth A17-2 (See above)
17 May 42	Rockhampton	RAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk
26 May 42	Petrie airfield	USAAF	P-400	?
abt Jun 42	Kingaroy	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-134 (#41-36093)
1 Jun 42	in sea 1.5 miles from shore off Bargara, near Bundaberg	RAAF	Avro Anson	902, 3 killed
5 Jun 42	near Longreach	USAAF	Kittyhawk	Forced landing, Lt. Sells
5 Jun 42	Archerfield area	USAAF?	Unknown bomber	7 killed
12 Jun 42	Hervey Bay area	US Navy	Curtiss SOC "Seagull" Floatplane	CS-13
12 Jul 42	4 miles east of Marburg	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-13, 1 killed
2 Jul 42	Redcliffe	USAAF	P-400's	Collided with aircraft below
2 Jul 42	Redcliffe	USAAF	P-400	Collided with aircraft above
4 Jul 42	Maryborough	RAAF	DC-2	A30-5
5 Jul 42	Torquay, Hervey Bay	RAAF	Wackett	A3-181
5 Jul 42	Moreton Bay	USAAF	A-20A Havoc	#40-3154, 1 killed
6 Jul 42	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-182 - collided with a/c below
6 Jul 42	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-184 - collided with a/c above
15 Jul 42	Moreton Bay at Sandgate	USAAF	P-300
15 Jul 42	Moreton Bay at Sandgate	USAAF	P-300
7 Aug 42	Mt. Nebo, D'Aguilar Ranges	RAAF	Avro Anson	W 2053
15 Aug 42	Maryborough	RAAF	Tiger Moth	A17-2
20 Aug 42	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-183
29 Aug 42	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-199
7 Sep 42	Gympie	RAAF	Wackett	A3-198
abt Oct 42	Woodford	RAAF	Boston	A28-19
abt Oct 42	North Stradbroke Island	USAAF	B-26 Marauder	#41-17553
5 Oct 42	Wreck Rock, Bargara Beach	RAAF	Anson	AX656
8 Oct 42	Rockhampton	USAAF	L-14	?
11 Oct 42	Archerfield	USAAF	C-56	?
31 Oct 42	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-191 - collided with a/c below
31 Oct 42	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-28 - collided with a/c above
abt Dec 42	about 4 miles east of Kumbia	USAAF	B-18 Bolo	?
13 Nov 42	near Loganlea	USAAF	Tiger Moth	?
25 Nov 42	Eagle Farm airfield	Dutch	B-22 (Falcon)	?
4 December 1942	collided near Purga, crashed in Coolamon Creek, near Peaks Crossing	USAAF	P-38 Lightning	#42-12646, "Synchronised Sal", collided with the P-38 below, 1 killed
4 December 1942	collided near Purga (near Amberley)	USAAF	P-38 Lightning	#42-12642, collided with the P-38 above
11 Dec 42	Open field near Rockhampton Show Grounds at Wandal	RAAF	Tiger Moth	A17-482, pilot died after the crash
abt43/44	near Booyal	RAAF	Anson?	?
8 Jan 43	Hervey Bay?	RAAF	Wackett	A3-190
14 Jan 43 (1)	Eagle Farm	USAAF?	B-25C	#41-12438
21 Jan 43	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-26
24 Feb 43	Hervey Bay?	RAAF	Wackett	A3-200
abt Mar 43	Off Heron Island	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-150 (#41-36249)
27 Mar 43	near Archerfield	RAAF	C-47 Dakota	VH-CTB, A65-2 (A30-16), 23 killed
28 Mar 43 (1)	Eagle Farm	USAAF?	B-25C Mitchell	#42-32314 (5th AF)
abt Apr 43	possibly the Kingaroy area	RAAF	Wirraway	G-BF
12 Apr 43 (1)	Amberley airfield	USAAF?	B-25D Mitchell	#41-30197
23 Apr 43 (1)	Eagle Farm	USAAF?	B-25C	#41-12496
abt May 43?	Heron Island	RAAF	Avro Anson
13 May 43	Bundaberg	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-283
30 May 43	Bundaberg	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-285
15 May 43	Amberley	USAAF	B-25D Mitchell	#41-30032 "Best Yet"
16 May 43	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-195
11 Jun 43	Strathpine	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-100 (MH-T)
5 Jul 43 (1)	Amberley	USAAF?	P-38H Lightning	#42-66530
12 Jul 43 (1)	Eagle Farm	USAAF?	CW-22B	#65-3765
17 Jul 43	between Amberley and Eagle Farm, possibly in Moreton bay	USAAF	A-20 Havoc	possibly #42-33147, 3 killed
19 Jul 43 (1)	APO 923 (Brisbane)	USAAF?	P-38H Lightning	#42-66518
21 Jul 43	Eagle Farm airfield	Japanese	Type 0, Mk 2 SSF "Hap" also known as a "Zero"	Aircraft based at Eagle Farm airfield & reconstructed by the Air Technical Intelligence Unit of Allied Air Forces
23 Jul 43	Heron Island	RAAF	Avro Anson	AX-471, 4 killed
29 Jul 43 (1)	APO 932 (Brisbane)	USAAF?	P-38 Lightning	#42-66549
abt Aug 43	Strathpine	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-105
24 Aug 43	Bundaberg	RAAF	Avro Anson	AX616 of 8 SFTS
17 Sep 43	Toogoolawah airfield	RAAF	De Havilland Dragon	A34-19
22 Sep 43	Maryborough	RAAF	DH-84 Dragon	?
28 Sep 43	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-184
16 Oct 43	7 miles south of West Hill Island	RAAF	P-40N Kittyhawk	A29-511 (#42-105359)
19 Oct 43	8 miles west of Boomera Station, which is 70 miles north of Cloncurry	USAAF	C-47 Dakota	#41-19466, 5 killed
25 Oct 43	Bundaberg	RAAF	Ventura	A59-51
abt Oct 43	Pt. Stuart	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-87
5 Nov 43	Maroonandan near Gin Gin	USAAF?	B-26 Marauder	#41-17589, 1 killed
10 Nov 43	5 miles east of Caloundra	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-108, 1 killed
13 Nov 43	Cloncurry	USAAF	C-47 Dakota	?, hit by B-24 on the ground (see below)
13 Nov 43	Cloncurry	USAAF?	B-24 Liberator	?, collided with C-47 on the ground (see above)
16 Nov 43	On Rewan Station south of Springsure	USAAF	C-47A Dakota	#42-23420, VH-CGK, 19 killed
21 Nov 43	Monto area, 65 miles west of Bundaberg	USAAF	C-47 Dakota	VH-CGC, #41-18648, "Star Duster"
22 Nov 43	Archerfield	RAAF	Lockheed Ventura	A59-54
22 Nov 43	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	?
26 Nov 43	Mary River, near Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-21
24 Dec 43	Bundaberg	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-322
6 Dec 43	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-34
15 Dec 43	Brisbane	USAAF	C-47A Dakota	?
19 Dec 43	30 miles north of Rockhampton near Rossmoya Rd, Canal Creek area	USAAF	C-47 Dakota	VH-CHR, #43-30742, 31 killed
13 Nov 1943	Chermside, Brisbane near today's Kedron Wavell Services Club	USAAF	P-47 Thunderbolt	1 killed
12 Jan 44	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-76
13 Jan 1944	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-16
29 Jan 44	Charleville	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-170
16 Feb 44	Bingham near Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	A3-158
abt 19 Feb 44	mouth of Mary River, Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	?
abt 19 Feb 44	Hervey Bay	RAAF	Wackett	?
abt 19 Feb 44	Maryborough	RAAF	Wackett	?
17 Mar 44	mouth of Burnett River	RAAF	Wackett	A3-29
20 Mar 44	Toowoomba	RAAF	Dragon DH84	A34-58, 4 killed
5 Apr 44	near Texas	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-202
17 Apr 44	near Pialba	RAAF	Wackett	A3-71
17 Apr 44	near Urangan	RAAF	Wackett	A3-192
19 Apr 44	Petrie	RAF	LF.VIII Spitfire	A58-392 (JG342), mid air collision with A58-393 (see below)
19 Apr 44	Petrie	RAF	LF.VIII Spitfire	A58-393 (JG350), mid air collision with A58-392 (see above)
21 Apr 44	15 miles west of Bundaberg	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-436, collided with A9-476 (see below) 4 killed
21 Apr 44	15 miles west of Bundaberg	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-476 Collided with A9-436 (see above) 4 killed
13 May 44	near Pialba	RAAF	Wackett	A3-38
17 May 44	Bundaberg	RAAF	Avro Anson	AX439 of 8 SFTS
21 May 44	Durrie Station	RAAF	Beaufighter	A19-113
5 Jun 44	Gympie showgrounds	RAAF	Avro Anson	MG-728
6 Jun 44	on beach at Scarness	RAAF	Wackett	A3-70
8 Jun 44	Maryborough	?	Lockheed Ventura	A59-73
9 Jun 44	Amberley	USAAF	B-25G Mitchell	312 BG
6 Jul 44	Archerfield	RAAF	C-49	VH-CDD
12 Jul 44 (1)	Amberley	USAAF?	C-47 Dakota	#42-23890
19 Jul 44	between Port Moresby & Brisbane	USAAF	B-24D Liberator	#42-40814, 13 missing presumed dead
22 Jul 44	near Hamilton Flying Boat Base, Brisbane	RAAF	Vultee Vengeance	A27-535, #41-31443, 2 killed
3 Sep 44	South Bingera, near Bundaberg	RAAF	Avro Anson	DJ503
25 Sep 44	Oakey	RAAF	Wackett	?
30 Sep 44	Moreton Bay	USAAF	B-25D-30 Mitchell	#43-3488, 5 killed
8 Oct 44	Rockhampton	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-289
6 Nov 44	Brisbane River near Colmslie Seaplane Base	?	Grumman Goose	?
8 Dec 44	near Bundaberg	RAAF	Avro Anson	DJ236
27 Dec 44	Lowood	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-642
abt Jan 45	Oakey	RAAF	F.VC Spitfire	A58-180 (JG912)
25 Feb 45	Kingaroy	RAAF	Beaufighter	A19-131
abt Feb 45	Leyburn	RAAF	Beaufighter	A8-83
26 Feb 45	Kroombit Tops forest near Biloela	USAAF	B-24D Liberator	#42-40387 "Beautiful Betsy"
abt Mar 44	Gin Gin	RAAF	F.VC Spitfire	A58-43 (BR537)
29 Mar 45	Rockhampton	RAAF	Beaufighter	A19-170 (LY-C)
2 Apr 45	Lion Creek near Connor Park airfield, Rockhampton	USAAF	B-24J-170-CO Liberator	#44-40601 "Burma"
5 Apr 45	Lowood	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-563
10 Apr 45	Gailes armament range	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-670, 4 killed
13 Apr 45	Strathpine	RAAF	Beaufighter	A19-119 or should this be A8-119?
16 Apr 45	Strathpine	RAAF	Beaufighter	A19-113 or should this be A8-113?
abt Apr 45	near Kingaroy	RAAF	Mosquito	A52-501
abt Apr 45	Kingaroy	RAAF	Mosquito	A52-503
abt Apr 45	Amberley	RAAF	HF.VIII Spitfire	A58-669 (MT892), crash landed
abt May 45	Kingaroy	RAAF	Mosquito	A52-523
31 Jul 45	Amberley	RAAF	Mosquito	A52-502
abt Jul 45	Oakey	RAAF	LF.VIII Spitfire	A58-444 (PA958)
abt Aug 45	Rockhampton	RAAF	F.VC Spitfire	A58-150 (EF546)
5 Aug 45	near Lowood	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-492
8 Aug 45	Miles Race Course	RAAF	Tiger Moth	A17-260
16 Aug 45	Amberley Airfield	RAAF	B-24J-5-NT	A72-306, #44-28087, 3 killed in crash, 1 died two days later
14 Sep 45	near Amberley	RAAF	B-24J Liberator	A72-313
18 Sep 45 (1)	Eagle Farm	USAAF?	C-47A Dakota	#42-23485
22 Sep 45	near Dingo, west of Rockhampton	RAAF	P-40N Kittyhawk	A29-915 (#44-7292)
abt Oct 45	Oakey	RAAF	Beaufighter	A8-96
abt Oct 45	Charleville	RAAF	Mosquito	A52-613
abt Oct 45	Rockhampton	RAAF	LF.VIII Spitfire	A58-509 (MT513), brake failure landing
11 Dec 45	Archerfield	?	C-49	VH-CDE

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