MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES Crashes, mishaps, prangs, crash landings and missing aircraft |
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Aircraft Accident Files - mostly RAAF Aircraft
10 Worst Aircraft Crashes in Australia
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 300 military aircraft crashes
or mishaps in the rest of Queensland outside of
the north Queensland area 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. |
A visit to the Lincoln Bomber Crash site at Mount Superbus on 1 June 2002
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DATE | LOCATION | SERVICE | AIRCRAFT | SERIAL NO. |
Unknown | Near Mount Pleasant | USAAF | CH-4A Glider | |
Unknown | Near Samsonvale AWLA Training Farm | USAAF | L-4 Cub | |
Unknown | Cloncurry area | NEI-AF | B-25 Mitchell | #133 |
Unknown | off Rocky Point | USAAF | B-25 Mitchell? | ? |
Unknown | near Birdsville | RAAF | Beaufighter | ? |
Unknown | Gympie Showgrounds | USAAF | P-39 Airacobra | |
24 Jan 40 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Gipsy Moth | A7-122, VH-UIQ |
22 Feb 40 | Redcliffe, near Brisbane | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-21 |
14 Mar 40 | Manly, 10 miles NE of Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-18 |
11 Apr 40 | Redbank near Brisbane | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-23 |
11 Apr 40 | French Street, Coorparoo, Brisbane | RAAF | Wirraway | A20-25 |
2 May 40 | 4 miles NW of Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-13 |
11 May 40 | Ripley, 13 miles SSW of Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-14 |
29 May 40 | Private property on the Esplanade, Southport | RAAF | Wirraway | A20-15, 2 killed |
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 |
1 Oct 40 | 2 miles north of Goodna, Brisbane | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-47 |
16 Nov 40 | 3 miles west of Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Gipsy Moth | A7-87 |
3 Dec 40 | Archerfield airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-4 |
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 |
28 Jan 41 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-18 |
31 Jan 41 | Darra | RAAF | Wirraway | A20-155 |
6 Mar 41 | Rocklea, Brisbane | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-50 |
11 Mar 41 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | N.9135 |
21 Mar 41 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Gipsy Moth | A7-85 |
24 Mar 41 | 3 miles north east of Ipswich | RAAF | Moth Minor | A21-24 |
3 Apr 41 | 2 miles east of Boonah | RAAF | Moth Minor | A21-24 |
12 Apr 41 | 1/2 mile north of Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-20 collided with Aeronca VH-ACH (see below) |
12 Apr 41 | 1/2 mile north of Archerfield Airfield | Civilian | Aeronca | VH-ACH (Collided with Tiger Moth A17-20 (see above) |
12 Apr 41 | 2 miles NW of Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-15 |
15 Apr 41 | Dipple's Creek, near Mutdapilly abt. 10 miles SW of Amberley Airfield | RAAF | Wirraway | A2-169, 2 killed |
21 May 41 | Archerfield | Private | C-17B Staggerwing (Serial No. 129) | VH-UYI, 2 military personnel killed |
17 Jun 41 | Near Dinmore, 5 miles east of Ipswich | RAAF | Avro Anson | N9902 of 3SFTS, 3 killed |
20 Jul 41 | Ashgrove Hill near Gympie | RAAF | Avro Anson | R.3561 |
30 Jul 41 | Amberley Airfield | RAAF | Avro Anson | R.3553, 2 killed |
10 Nov 41 | Pullenvale, 8 miles WNW of Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-337 |
abt Dec 41 | near Rockhampton | RAAF | Wirraway | A2--146 |
2 Dec 41 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | N.6903 |
4 Dec 41 | Fort Lytton, Brisbane | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-351 |
4 Dec 41 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-352 |
22 Dec 41 | In the sea off Brisbane | US Navy | Curtiss SOC Seagull | 2 killed |
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 | ? |
13 Jan 42 | 10 miles west of Archerfield | RAAF | Moth Minor | A21-24 |
16 Jan 42 | Rockhampton | USAAF | P-40 Kittyhawk | ? |
17 Jan 42 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-20 |
17 Jan 42 | Amberley airfield | USAAF | A-24 | #41-15798 |
23 Jan 42 | Amberley Airfield | USAAF | P-40E Warhawk | #41-5415 #98, 1 killed |
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 |
abt 31 Jan 42 | Charleville Airfield | USAAF | P-40 Kittyhawk | 25 P-40s of the 20th Fighter Squadron arrived in Darwin on 31 Jan 42 from Java. One of the P-40s cracked a wing on landing at Charleville. |
31 Jan 42 | Archerfield airfield | USAAF | Douglas A-24-DE Dauntless | #41-15808 |
3 Feb 42 | Archerfield | USAAF | P-40 Warhawk | |
3 Feb 42 | Amberley | USAAF | P-40 Warhawk | #41-5456 |
3 Feb 42 | Amberley | USAAF | P-40E Warhawk | 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 Warhawk | Plane No. 13 |
5 Feb 42 | Bowenville | USAAF | P-40 Warhawk | |
5 Feb 42 | Berrybush Corner, Jondaryan | USAAF | P-40 Warhawk | Same aircraft as above |
8 Feb 42 | near Harrisville | USAAF | P-40 Warhawk | #41-5436 |
8 Feb 42 | Archerfield Airfield | USAAF | OA-47 | #37-282 (c/n NA25-225) |
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 Warhawk | #41-5586 |
15 Feb 42 | Half a mile north of boundary of Amberley Airfield | RAAF | Avro Anson | W2211, 1 killed |
17 Feb 42 | Chinchilla Airfield | NEIAF | Lockheed Lodestar | Forced landing, no injuries |
18 Feb 42 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-346 |
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) |
20 Feb 42 | On a farm east of Devon Park Road where it meets Cooyar Road, near Oakey | USAAF | P-40 Kittyhawk | Made two earlier emergency landings on 5 February 1942 at Bowenville and Berrybush. |
20 Feb 42 | Dinmore, Ipswich | USAAF | P-40 Warhawk | #41-5364, 1 killed |
21 Feb 42 | Maryborough | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-1, 1 killed |
25 Feb 42 | Archerfield Airfield | USAAF | P-40E Warhawk | #41-24799 |
26 Feb 42 | Archerfield | USAAF | P-40E Warhawk | #41-5310 |
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) |
8 Mar 42 | Archerfield | USAAF | O-47A | #37-282 |
9 Mar 42 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-108 |
abt 10 Mar 42 | Cloncurry | USAAF | P-40 Warhawk | Heavy landing, Pilot Lt. Ed Smith, aircraft written off |
abt 10 Mar 42 | Cloncurry | USAAF | P-40 Kittyhawk | Heavy landing |
12 Mar 42 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | Avro Anson | AW665 collided with P-40E below and camp building |
12 Mar 42 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | P-40E Kittyhawk | Hit by above Avro Anson AW665 |
12 Mar 42 | Archerfield Airfield | RAAF | P-40E Kittyhawk | |
15 Mar 42 | Amberley Airfield | USAAF | P-400 Airacobra | 1 killed |
18 Mar 42 | Near Charleville Airfield | USAAF | P-40E Warhawk | #41-5454 |
25 Mar 42 | Archerfield | USAAF | B-26 Marauder | #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 | #40-1402. Collided with B-25 Mitchell below |
25 Mar 42 | Archerfield | USAAF | B-25 Mitchell | Hit by above B-26 Marauder #40-1402 |
25 Mar 42 | Archerfield | ? | B-25 Mitchell | |
30 Mar 42 | Goodna, Brisbane | RAAF | Tiger Moth | A17-38 |
31 Mar 42 | Archerfield Airfield | USAAF | P-39D Airacobra | #40-3022 |
Apr 42 | Lowood | USAAF | P-39D Airacobra | #41-6738 |
abt Apr 42 | Bundaberg | RAAF | P-40E Kittyhawk | A29-83 (#41-25111) |
7 Apr 42 | Toowoomba Airfield | RAAF | Wirraway | A20-532, 2 killed |
7 Apr 42 | Approx. 5 miles from Rockhampton | RAAF | Avro Anson | AW.679 |
16 Apr 42 | Rockhampton | RAAF | P-40E Kittyhawk | A29-33 (#41-5518) |
18 Apr 42 | Sandgate | USAAF | B-17 Flying Fortress | #41-2435 |
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 | ? |
30 May 42 | Moreton Bay | USAAF | P-39D Airacobra | #40-3011 |
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 | 2 miles north of Biggenden | RAAF | Avro Anson | W1608, 3 killed |
5 Jun 42 | near Longreach | USAAF | Warhawk | Forced landing, Lt. Sells |
5 Jun 42 | 4 miles south or south west of Archerfield Airfield | USAAF | B-26 Marauder | #40-1514, 7 killed |
12 Jun 42 | Hervey Bay area | US Navy | Curtiss SOC "Seagull" Floatplane | CS-13 |
23 Jun 42 | Charleville Airfield | USAAF | P-40 Kittyhawk | Colonel Kruse, uninjured |
23 Jun 42 | Bundaberg Airfield | USAAF | B-26 Marauder | #40-1368 "Sad Sack" / "Easy Pickin" |
12 Jul 42 | 4 miles east of Marburg | RAAF | P-40E Kittyhawk | A29-13, 1 killed |
2 Jul 42 | Redcliffe | USAAF | P-400 Airacobra | Collided with aircraft below 1 killed |
2 Jul 42 | Redcliffe | USAAF | P-400 Airacobra | 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 near Redcliffe | USAAF | P-400 Airacobra | 1 killed |
15 Jul 42 | Moreton Bay at Sandgate near Redcliffe | USAAF | P-400 Airacobra | 1 killed |
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 |
5 Oct 42 | Wreck Rock, Bargara Beach | RAAF | Avro Anson | AX656, 3 killed |
7 Oct 42 | Rockhampton | USAAF | L-14 Super Electra | VHCXK (radio call sign) |
8 Oct 42 | Rockhampton | USAAF | L-14 Super Electra | VHCXJ previously PK-AFP |
11 Oct 42 | Archerfield | USAAF | C-56 | ? |
9 Oct 42 | Cruice's Paddock, 2.5 miles from Woodford | RAAF | Boston | A28-19 (see Police Report) |
12 Oct 42 | North Stradbroke Island | USAAF | B-26 Marauder | #41-17553 |
28 Oct 42 | Toowoomba Airfield | RAAF | Wirraway | A20-284, 2 killed |
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 |
5 Nov 42 | Amberley Airfield | USAAF | P-38 Lightning | Pilot Lt. Erickson |
8 Nov 42 | One mile from Amberley Airfield | USAAF | P-38E Lightning | #41-2382, Pilot killed |
13 Nov 42 | near Loganlea | USAAF | Tiger Moth | |
24 Nov 42 | Adjacent to Amberley Airfield | USAAF | P-38 Lightning | "The Mad Russian" |
25 Nov 42 | Eagle Farm airfield | Dutch | CW-22B Curtiss Falcon | |
25 Nov 42 | Amberley Airfield | USAAF | P-38 Lightning | #42-12646, "Synchronised Sal" |
27 Nov 42 | Amberley Airfield area | USAAF | P-38 Lightning | Pilot Lt. Harbour |
27 Nov 42 | Amberley Airfield Area | USAAF | P-38 Lightning | Pilot Lt. Haney |
abt Dec 42 | about 4 miles east of Kumbia | USAAF | B-18 Bolo | |
4 Dec 42 | 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 Dec 42 | 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 |
26 Dec 42 | 80 miles north of Cloncurry | NEI-AF | B-25 Mitchell | N5-133 made a forced landing whilst 18 (NEI) Squadron was relocating from Canberra to McDonald Airfield. |
abt 43/44 | near Booyal | RAAF | Anson? | ? |
8 Jan 43 | Hervey Bay? | RAAF | Wackett | A3-190 |
12 Jan 43 | Rockhampton airfield | USAAF | B-17 Flying Fortress | #412464 |
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) |
2 Mar 43 | Redwood Park, Toowoomba Range, Toowoomba | RAAF | DH84 Dragon | |
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) |
30 Mar 43 | Strathpine | RAAF | P-39 Airacobra | A53-8, #40-3017 |
6 Apr 43 | 5 miles north of Kingaroy Airfield | RAAF | Wirraway | A20-183, 2 killed. Collided with A20-207 (see below) |
6 Apr 43 | 5 miles north of Kingaroy Airfield | RAAF | Wirraway | A20-207. Collided with A20-183 (see above). |
8 Apr 43 | Kingaroy Airfield | RAAF | Wirraway | A20-517 |
12 Apr 43 | Quinalow, about 70 kms SSW of Kingaroy | RAAF | Wirraway | G-BF, A20-286 |
12 Apr 43 (1) | Amberley airfield | USAAF | B-25D Mitchell | #41-30197, 6FRG (group?), pilot W. J. Jernigan, forced landing accident |
14 Apr 43 | Strathpine Airfield | RAAF | Boomerang | A46-17 |
21 Apr 43 | Kingaroy Airfield | RAAF | Wirraway | A20-143 |
22 Apr 43 | Strathpine Airfield | RAAF | Boomerang | A46-15 |
23 Apr 43 (1) | Eagle Farm | USAAF? | B-25C | #41-12496 |
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) | 17 miles south of Brisbane | USAAF | P-38H Lightning | #42-66530, pilot killed |
12 Jul 43 (1) | Eagle Farm | USAAF? | CW-22B | #65-3765, pilot Richard C. Watson, Landing accident due to mechanical failure |
17 Jul 43 | Approximately 5 kms north of Amberley Airfield | USAAF | A-20 Havoc | #42-33147, 3 killed |
19 Jul 43 (1) | Moreton Bay, Brisbane | USAAF | P-38H Lightning | #42-66518, 433 Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, pilot Martin L. Low, crashed due to engine failure |
20 Jul 43 | Amberley Airfield | USAAF | RB-24A type of Liberator? | #40-2372, 1FRG (Unit), pilot William S. Pagh, Forced landin, Ground accident destroyed by fire |
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 |
4 Sep 43 | near Mount Morgan Railway Station | USAAF | CG-4A Glider | |
13 Sep 43 | Near Eagle Farm Airfield | USAAF | P-40N Warhawk | 1 killed |
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 |
abt Oct 43 | Pt. Stuart | RAAF | Boomerang | A46-87 |
7 Oct 43 | 3 miles north of Berajondo which is approx 35 miles north west of Bundaberg | RAAF | Avro Anson | AW-675 |
10 Oct 43 | Archerfield Airfield | USAAF | L-4B | #43-852, 21st TCS, 374th TCG, pilot William H. Davis, Taxying accident |
13 Oct 43 | South of Lowood Airfield | RAAF | Vultee Vengeance | A27-73, 2 killed |
16 Oct 43 | 7 miles south of West Hill Island | RAAF | P-40N Kittyhawk | A29-511 (#42-105359) |
18 Oct 43 | Archerfield Airfield | USAAF | P-40E Warhawk | #41-25169, pilot J.A. Wilson, Landing accident |
19 Oct 43 | 8 miles west of Boomera Station, which is 70 miles north of Cloncurry | USAAF | C-47 Dakota | #41-19466, 5 killed |
20 Oct 43 | Possibly in the Brisbane area | USAAF | Unknown | 1 killed |
25 Oct 43 | Bundaberg | RAAF | Ventura | A59-51 |
29 Oct 43 | Rockhampton | USAAF | C-47A Dakota | #42-24400 had a landing accident with William E. Fitzgerald of 22 TCS, 374 TCG as the pilot |
5 Nov 43 | Maroondan near Gin Gin | USAAF | B-26 Marauder | #41-17589, 1 killed |
7 Nov 43 | Indian Head, Fraser Island | RAAF | Avron Anson | DG-900 |
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) |
14 Nov 43 | Lowood Airfield | RAAF | Avro Anson | AX-619 |
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 |
27 Nov 43 | Near Archerfield Airfield | USAAF | UC-43 Traveler | #43-10862, pilot 1st Lt. Robert Ensign Johnston killed in crash. |
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 |
10 Feb 44 | Between Loughnagar and Geera, 17 miles from Barcaldine | RAAF | Vultee Vengeance | A27-294 |
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 | ? |
11 Mar 44 | Near Bajool | RAAF | P-40 Kittyhawk | A29-649 |
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 |
16 May 44 | Archerfield Airfield | USAAF | C-47A | #43-30758, 21st TCS, 374th TCG, parked aircraft, ground accident |
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 | Amberley Airfield | USAAF | B-25G Mitchell | #42-64878, 389th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group, pilot William S. Pagh crashed on landing |
8 Jun 44 | Maryborough | ? | Lockheed Ventura | A59-73 |
9 Jun 44 | Amberley | USAAF | B-25G Mitchell | 312 BG |
6 Jul 44 | Archerfield | ANA | C-49 | #41-7691 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 |
Sep 44 | Mackay Airfield | US Navy | Martin JM-1 (Marauder) | |
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 |
20 Oct 44 | Collision with beacon mast in Sydney Street, Mackay | RAAF | Lockheed Ventura | A59-14 |
6 Nov 44 | Brisbane River near Colmslie Seaplane Base | ? | Grumman Goose | ? |
6 Nov 44 | Archerfield Airfield | US Navy | Grumman J2F-5 Duck | Bu. No. 00724 |
8 Dec 44 | Rockhampton airfield | USAAF | C-47 Dakota | #42-93244 collided with #42-92928 (below) during take-off |
8 Dec 44 | Rockhampton Airfield | USAAF | C-47 Dakota | #42-92928 which was struck by #42-93244 (above) whilst it was taking off |
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) |
20 Jan 45 | Brisbane | NEIAF | B-25 Mitchell | N5-128, #41-12935 |
25 Feb 45 | Kingaroy | RAAF | Beaufighter | A8-131 |
27 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) |
22 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 |
12 Apr 45 | Strathpine | RAAF | Beaufighter | A8-119 |
16 Apr 45 | Strathpine | RAAF | Beaufighter | 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 |
23 Jul 45 | Possibly in Shoalwater Bay near Akens Island | RAAF | Lockheed Hudson | A16-47, 7 killed |
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 another source states 5 miles SE of Brisbane | USAAF | C-47A Dakota | #42-23485, ground crew, taxying accident |
22 Sep 45 | near Dingo, west of Rockhampton | RAAF | P-40N Kittyhawk | A29-915 (#44-7292) |
abt Oct 45 | Oakey | RAAF | Beaufighter | A8-96 |
14 Oct 45 | Charleville | RAAF | Mosquito | A52-613 |
abt Oct 45 | Rockhampton | RAAF | LF.VIII Spitfire | A58-509 (MT513), brake failure landing |
29 Nov 45 | Bundaberg Airfield | NEI-AF | P-40 Kittyhawk | C3-53 |
11 Dec 45 | Archerfield | ? | C-49 | VH-CDE |
OTHER INTERNET SITES
Pacific Wreck Database |
22nd Bombardment Group Aircraft Losses |
MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES |
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Australian Capital Territory | New South Wales |
Northern Territory | |
South Australia | Tasmania |
Victoria | Western Australia |
Norfolk Island | Unknown |
SOURCES
(1) From Mike Stowe (Accident-Report.Com).
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