26 NOVEMBER 1945
CRASH LANDING OF AN AVRO ANSON
AT CAIRNS AIRFIELD

Avro Anson after crash landing at Cairns airfield on 26 November 1945

On 26 November 1945, Avro Anson DJ447 of 5 Communication Unit RAAF ground looped at Carirns Airfield in far north Queensland.

REFERENCE BOOKS:-

"I Didn't Know That"
"Cairns and Districts, Tully to Cape York, 1939-1946,
Service Personnel and Civilians"
By Vera Bradley (1943 AAMWS)

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