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

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 were at least 272 military aircraft crashes or
mishaps in the north Queensland area outside
of the Townsville area during World War 2?

DATE	LOCATION	SERVICE	AIRCRAFT	SERIAL NO.
Unknown	Intake Gorge, near Freshwater Gorge	USAAF	P-38 Lightning	?, 1 killed
Unknown	Horn Island	USAAF?	P-38 Lightning	?
Unknown	Opal Reef near Cairns	?	?	?
Unknown	Puddingpan Hill	?	?	?
Unknown	Thomson Island	USN	?	?
Unknown	In sea off Horn Island	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	?
Unknown	In sea off Horn Island	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	?
Unknown	Hunter Point area	USAAF?	P-39 Airacobra	#943
Unknown	Mornington Island	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	?
Unknown	1 mile north of Usher Point	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
Unknown	Gulf of Carpentaria	USAAF	?	?
Unknown	Albany Pass	?	?	?
Unknown	Cape Melville area, 1/2 mile offshore	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	?
Unknown	south of Evanson Point	Civil aircraft?	?	?
Unknown	Cape Grenville	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
Unknown	Cape Grenville	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
Unknown	3.5 miles west of Cape Grenville	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
Unknown	3 miles south of Usher Point	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
Unknown	2.5 miles north of Usher Point	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
Unknown	5.5 miles NW of Usher Point, 2.5 miles south of Thompson Is.	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
abt 1941	south of Mackay	RAAF	Wirraway	?
abt 42	Cairns	?	A-20 Boston	?
abt 42	Cairns	?	Liberator	?
early 42	Cairns	USAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	?
14 Feb 42	mangroves about half a mile from Cairns Airfield	Civilian	Lockheed Super Electra	"Carmania", 2 killed
9 Mar 42	Cairns airfield	USAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	#41-5572
14 Mar 42	Horn Island area	Japanese	Bomber	Shot down by Hal Martin
14 Mar 42	Horn Island area	Japanese	Zero	Shot down by Lt. Morrissey of the 49th FG
14 Mar 42	Horn Island area	Japanese	Zero	Shot down by 2nd Lt. House
14 Mar 42	Horn Island area	Japanese	Zero	Shot down by 2nd Lt. C.T. Johnson
14 Mar 42	Horn Island area	Japanese	Zero	Rammed by 2nd Lt. House (see below)
14 Mar 42	Horn Island	USAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	Forced landing by 2nd Lt. House after ramming a Zero (see above)
14 Mar 42	Horn Island	RAAF	Hudson	Destroyed during Japanese air raid
25 Mar 42	beach 8 miles north of Cooktown	RAAF	Kittyhawk
19 Apr 42	near Mossman	USAAF	OA-47	#37-339, Lt. Alexander Evanoff, Sgt Finely & Sgt. Muschko all okay
21 Apr 42	Mount Bartle Frere	USAAF	B-25C Mitchell	#41-12455, 7 killed
25 Apr 42	Cape Grenville	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra
26 Apr 42	Cape Grenville area	USAAF	P-39D Airacobra	#41-6770, 1st Lt. Jack Hall killed
26 Apr 42	Cape Grenville area	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	2nd Lt. John Long killed
26 Apr 42	Cape Grenville area	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	Pilot Lt. Norman "Coach" Morris
26 Apr 42	Cape Grenville area	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	Pilot Lt. Jerry Quandt
26 Apr 42	Cape York Peninsula area	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	Pilot Lt. Richard Nowlin
26 Apr 42	Cape York Peninsula area	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	Pilot Lt. John Jacobs
26 Apr 42	Cape York Peninsula area	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
26 Apr 42	Cape York Peninsula area	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
26 Apr 42	Cape York Peninsula area	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
26 Apr 42	Cape York Peninsula area	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
26 Apr 42	Cape York Peninsula area	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
27 Apr 42	50kms NW of Cooktown	RAAF	Kittyhawk	A29-69
30 Apr 42	Horn Island	RAAF	Wirraways	A20-472, A20-471 and one other Wirraway
1 May 42	13-16 kms inland from Cape Orford Ness, near the Escape River, Cape York Peninsula	USAAF	P-39F Airacobra	#41-6951 flown by Lt. Charles Falletta
1 May 42	13-16 kms inland from Cape Orford Ness, near the Escape River, Cape York Peninsula	USAAF	P-39F Airacobra	#41-7215 flown by Lt. Walter Harvey
1 May 42	south of Orford Bay, Cape York Peninsula	USAAF	P-39F Airacobra	?, flown by Lt. Bob Love who was killed
1 May 42	south of Orford Bay, Cape York Peninsula	USAAF	P-39F Airacobra	#41-7216, flown by Lt. Bob Yundt
1 May 42	north of Logan Jack Creek, Cape York Peninsula	USAAF	P-39F Airacobra	#41-7210, flown by Taylor or Cook
1 May 42	north of Logan Jack Creek, Cape York Peninsula	USAAF	P-39F Airacobra	#41-7210, flown by Flown by Taylor or Cook
1 May 42	6.5 miles north of Portland Roads	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	?
1 May 42	6.5 miles north of Portland Roads	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	?
5 May 42	Hinchinbrook Channel, nearCardwell	RAAF	Hudson	A16-162, 1 killed
6 May 42	Coral Sea	RAAF	Catalina	A24-20 (RCAF 9735)
7 May 42	Ewan near Mt. Fox	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	#41-2652
9 May 42	near Murdoch Point	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	2nd Lt Richard L. Nowlin killed
11 May 42	Horn Island	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-471
23 May 42	Near Beverley Island in the Northumberland Group (or into the sea near Beverlac Island)	RAAF	Hudson	A16-190, 4 killed
4 Jun 42	Mackay	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-494
5 Jun 42	Mareeba	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-50 (T9602)
5 Jun 42	Coen	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-40 (T9592)
11 Jun 42	Carisbrooke Station	USAAF	B-17D Flying Fortress	#40-3097 "Swoose" with LBJ on board
12 Jun 42	Mareeba area	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-56 (T9608), 4 killed
25 Jun 42	Mt. Mulligan, 35 miles NW of Mareeba	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-36 (T9588)
29 Jun 42	Coen	RAAF	Hudson	A16-155
Jul 42	In sea 30 miles from coast between Cooktown and Cairns	USAAF	C-47 Dakota
4 Jul 42	Horn Island	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	#41-2633 "Sally"
4 Jul 42	Horn Island area	RAAF	Hudson	A16-193
5 Jul 42	Cairns airfield	USAAF	B-26A Marauder	#40-1533
6 Jul 42	west side of Cape York	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	#41-2417 "Monkey Biz-ness"
14 Jul 42	Horn Island area	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	#41-2655, possibly 3 killed
14 Jul 42	Horn Island area	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	#41-2636, 2 killed
14 Jul 42	Between Townsville and Tully	USAAF	C-56 Lockheed L-18-40-11 Lodestar	VH-CAD, #42-68350, ex RNEIAF LT9-14, c/n 18-2109, 4 killed
16 Jul 42	Horn Island	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	#41-2421, "Tojo's Jinx" or "G.I. Issue", 15 or 16 killed
27 Jul 42	Horn Island	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	#41-2640 collided with #41-2460 (see below)
27 Jul 42	Horn Island	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	#41-2460 collided with #41-2640 (see above)
29 Jul 42	Horn Island	RAAF	Lockheed Hudson	4 Hudsons damaged (3 only slightly)
13 Aug 42	between Horn Island and Port Moresby	USAAF	P-38 Lightning	#2125, Lt. Paul Staller killed
16 Aug 42	Yorkey's Knob	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	?
16 Aug 42	Near Cairns	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	#41-2434
26 Aug 42	Mareeba	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	#41-2621 "Daylight Limited"
4 Sep 42	Coral Sea	USAAF	B-25C Mitchell	#41-12472 "The Queen"
5 Sep 42	Mareeba	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	#41-24428 "Miss Carriage"
11 Sep 42	off east coast of Cape York, near Princess Charlotte Bay	USAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	#41-24874, Lt. Hazard killed
12 Sep 42	Cooktown	RAAF	DC-2	A30-14, ground looped
13 Sep 42	Iron Range	USAAF	B-26 Marauder	1 killed, #40-1433, "Kansas Comet"
14 Sep 42	Mareeba	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	#41-24391 "Hoomalimali", 10 killed
18 Sep 42	about 28 miles NNW of Weipa	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	#41-2650, 1 dead
23 Sep 42	Cooktown	USAAF	DC-2	#44-83226, VH-CXG, C 32A, c/n 1375
25 Sep 42	Horn Island	RAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	A29-161, clipped by B-25C, #41-12910 (see below)
25 Sep 42	Horn Island	USAAF	B-25C Mitchell	#41-12910 "Suicide's Flying Drunks", collided with P-40 Kittyhawk A29-161 (See above)
30 Sep 42	Iron Range	USAAF	B-26 Marauder	#40-1403 "Bunagoon"
8 Oct 42	Cooktown	USAAF	L-14	?
10 Oct 42	Horn Island	USAAF	B-25D Mitchell	#41-29703 "Mississippi Rebel"
10 Oct 42	Iron Range Airfield	USAAF	B-26 Marauder	#40-1532 "Sourpuss"
23 Oct 42	north of Cairns	USAAF	B-25C	#41-12889 "Yankee Vengeance", 4 killed
29 Oct 42	Cooktown	USAAF	C-60 Lodestar	22nd Troop Carrier Squadron records show that this C-60 Lodestar belly landed at Cooktown.
29 Oct 42	somewhere north of Cooktown	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	#41-9235 "Clown House"
31 Oct 42	Bowen Beach	USAAF	Avro Anson	DG 914
abt Nov 42	Cairns	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-124 (#41-35953)
4 Nov 42	Near Horn Island	USAAF	P-38 Lightning
5 Nov 42	Mareeba	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	#41-9012
9 Nov 42	Paddock NW of Karumba	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress
12 Nov 42	In sea between Townsville and Cooktown	USAAF	C-50C DC-3-392	#41-7695 "The Apple Cart"
15 Nov 42	Quintel Beach, north Queensland	USAAF	B-24D Liberator	#41-23718 "The Condor"
16 Nov 42	between Australia and New Guinea	USAAF	A-20A Havoc	#40-155, "Abijah Gooch", at least 1 killed, possibly 4.
16 Nov 42	Iron Range	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	#41-23942 "Bombs to Nippon"
16 Nov 42	Iron Range	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	#41-23765 "Connell's Special"
16 Nov 42	Iron Range	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	#41-23751, "Big Emma"
16 Nov 42	Between Iron Range and Rabaul	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	#41-11902 "Punjab"
16 Nov 42	Iron Range	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	possibly 43rd BG?
16 Nov 42 (1)	Mareeba	USAAF?	B-17F Flying Fortress	#41-24402
18 Nov 42	near Cairns	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk
26 Nov 42	Edge Hill, Cairns	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-156 (#41-5598)
2 Dec 42	NW of Burketown	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	#41-23762, "Little Eva"
8 Dec 42	Innisfail	RAAF	Catalina	A24-27
9 Dec 42	near Wednesday Island	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-119
15 Dec 42	1 mile north of Herbert River 1/2 mile south of Smoko Creek	USAAF	B-25D Mitchell	#41-13091 "Stinky Pinky", 11 killed
18 Dec 42	Mt. Straloch, Hinchinbrook Island	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	#41-23825, "Texas Terror", 20 killed
20 Dec 42	25 miles north & slightly east of Cooktown	USAAF	B-25D Mitchell	#41-29709 "Eight Ball Esquire"
20 Dec 42	70 miles north of Osprey Reef area	USAAF	B-25 Mitchell	#41-29706 "Lola", 11 killed
20 Dec 42	Between Townsville and Port Moresby	USAAF	P-40E Warhawk	1 killed
26 Dec 42	Iron Range	USAAF	B-24D Liberator	#41-23875,10 killed
24 Jan 43	near Booby Island	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-134
5 Feb 43 (1)	Innisfail	USAAF?	A-24	#41-15781, landing accident, pilot Whiteford C. Mauldin, 15WRX, possibly 15th Weather Squadron
6 Feb 43	Green Island area	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-136 (#41-35945)
10 Feb 43	Possibly in the Gulf of Carpentaria	USAAF	C-47 Dakota	Radio Callsign VFCHA, 4killed
25 Feb 43	between Cooktown and Mareeba	USAAF	P-400 Airacobra	1st Lt. John R. Casey killed
28 Feb 43	north east of Green Island	RAAF	PBY-5 Catalina	A24-25, 11 killed
abt Mar 43	Horn Island	RAAF	P-40M Kittyhawk	A29-308 (#43-5441)
22 Mar 43	West coast of Gulf of Carpentaria	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-157
7 Mar 43	Freshwater Gorge	RAAF	DH84 Dragon	A34-24
11 Mar 43	Cairns Airfield	RAAF	DH84 Dragon	A34-30
17 Mar 43	Mareeba airfield	USAAF	P-39D Airacobra	Forced landing afetr running out of fuel, piloted by Richard E. Weller of 36 FS, 8 FG
24 Mar 43	near Cairns	USAAF	P-39D-1 Airacobra	2nd Lt Paul C. Beaubien killed
26 Mar 43	possibly 55km south of Albany Passage and 74km south of Cape York	USAAF	B-17F Flying Fortress	"41-24384, "Pluto", 12 killed.
4 Apr 43	Mareeba Airfield	USAAF	P-38-G-15-LO	#43-2390
8 Apr 43	Gulf of Carpentaria	RAAF	Catalina	A24-41, 11 killed
12 Apr 43	1.5 miles east and 0.25 miles south of Tolga	USAAF	P-39D1 Airacobra	#41-38398, Cpt. Thomas R. Jemison killed
12 Apr 43	Iron Range	USAAF	P-38G Lightning	#43-2382
13 Apr 43	Cairns Harbour	RAAF	Catalina	A24-36, 6 killed
22 Apr 43	New Beach south of mouth of Proserpine River	RAAF	Kittyhawk	?
22 Apr 43	between Amberley & Townsville, possibly Proserpine area	RAAF	Kittyhawk	Flew with the above Kittyhawk
25 Apr 43	Macrossan Airfield	RAAF	Ryan Trainer	A50-10, 2 killed
16 May 43	Horn Island Airfield	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-24
10 Jun 43	Cairns Airfield	RAAF	Vultee Vengeance	A27-202
12 Jun 43	near Mareeba	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-289, 2 killed
14 Jun 43	Bakers Creek near Mackay	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	#40-2072, "Miss Every Morning Fix'n", 40 killed
15 Jun 43	Portland Roads, near Iron Range	RAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	A29-362
4 Jul 43	between Cairns & Port Moresby	USAAF	B-25 Mitchell	13 BS, 3 BG
4 Jul 43	between Australia and New Guinea	USAAF	?	?, 8th Bomb Squadron, 3rd Bomb Group, 19? killed
5 Jul 43	beach near Port Douglas	RAAF	Vultee Vengeance	A27-217
18 Jul 43	Cooktown	USAAF	P-47 Thunderbolt	#42-8053 collided with P-47 below
18 Jul 43	Cooktown	USAAF	P-47 Thunderbolt	#42-8124 collided with P-47 above
3 Aug 43	Jardine River	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-24
4 Aug 43	Ruby Reef, 35 miles south east of Cooktown	RAAF	Vultee Vengeance	A27-235
9 Aug 43	Biboohra north of Mareeba	USAAF	P-38 Lightning	Most likely this is #43-2200, a P-38G-15-LO
17 Aug 43	into sea 5 miles east of Bowen	RAAF	Catalina	A24-24, 13 killed, 2 injured
19 Aug 43	Between Cape Upstart and Abbott Bay	USAAF	Glider
19 Aug 43	Sarina near Mackay	USAAF	Glider	2 killed
22 Aug 43	Mareeba	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-537, collided with A20-549 (see below)
22 Aug 43	Mareeba	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-549, collided with A20-537 (see above)
24 Aug 43	Cape York Peninsula	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-63
2 Sep 43	12 miles north of Iron Range	RAAF	Tiger Moth	A17-9
8 Sep 43	Horn Island area?	RAAF	P-40M Kittyhawk	A29-327 (#43-5660)
17 Sep 43	Cooktown Airfield	USAAF	Douglas C-47A-35-DL	#42-23919
30 Sep 43	Cooktown	RAAF	Vengeance	A27-207
16 Oct 43	7 miles south of West Hill Island, SE of Mackay	RAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	A29-511, 1 killed
20 Oct 43	Torres Strait	??	C 47A-30-DL Dakota	#42-23694, c/n 9556 CIS
23 Oct 43	sugar cane field near Sarina	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	#42-73120
9 Nov 43	Cooktown area	USAAF	C-47 Dakota	#900
19 Nov 43	Cairns	USAAF	C-47A Dakota	?
29 Nov 43	Mackay Airfield	USAAF?	P-47-D-4-RA Thunderbolt	#42-22704
6 Dec 43	Croydon area	RAAF	Dragon	A34-25
12 Dec 43	Mackay	USAAF?	C-47A Dakota	#42-100470, 1 killed
13 or 14 Dec 43	1.5kms south of Turtle Head	RAAF	C-47A Dakota	A65-3 (#42-32786)
27 Dec 43	Cape False Orford Ness, 9 miles north of Hunter Point	USAAF	P-39Q-5 Airacobra	#42-19943, pilot was Dick Shipway
abt Jan 44	between Horn Is. & Port Moresby	RAAF	F.VC Spitfire	A58-230 (LZ934)
14 Jan 44	Jaggan near Malanda	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-43
15 Jan 44	near Cairns	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-458, 2 killed
17 Jan 44	Mackay	USAAF?	A-20G-20-DO Havoc	#42-86630
17 Jan 44 (1)	Horn Island	USAAF?	F-5A	#984 of 25 PRS, 6 PRG crashed on takeoff with Tommie G. Martin as pilot.
19 Jan 44	Bountiful Island east of Mornington Island	USAAF	A-20G Havoc	#42-86620
19 Jan 44	Bountiful Island east of Mornington Island	USAAF	A-20G Havoc	#42-86724
26 Jan 44	Cape Sidmouth	ANA (Civilian)	DH-89 Dragon Rapide	VH-ADE (ex A33-7)
30 Jan 44	Mareeba Airfield	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-56
abt Feb 44	Horn Island	RAAF	P-40N Kittyhawk	A29-513 (#42-105367)
abt Feb 44	Horn Island	RAAF	P-40N Kittyhawk	A29-541 (#42-105928)
2 Feb 44	Cooktown area?	USAAF	C-47 Dakota	"Shack Trooper", #42-23487 (or #42-234487) C 47A-25-DL, c/n 9349, VH-CJM
25 Feb 44	Gordon Strip, Iron Range	USAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	P-47 Thunderbolt #42-22973 (see below) collided with this P-40 Kittyhawk #42-105306 killing its pilot Lt. Hawke
25 Feb 44	Gordon Strip, Iron Range	USAAF	P-47 Thunderbolt	This P-47 Thunderbolt #42-22973 collided with a P-40 Kittyhawk #42-105306 (see above).
19 Feb 44	Cairns	RAAF	Catalina	A24-33 collided with A24-38 (see below)
19 Feb 44	Cairns	RAAF	Catalina	A24-38 collided with A24-33 (see above)
28 Feb 44	in the sea off Innisfail	USAAF	B-24J Liberator	#42-100292, 15 killed
abt Mar 44	between Gove & Horn Island	RAAF	P-40N Kittyhawk	A29-479 (#42-104680)
10 Mar 44	Gove Is. - Horn Is.	RAAF	P-40N Kittyhawk	A29-522 (#42-105376), 1 killed
13 Mar 44	Cliffy Point, Cape York	RAAF	Vultee Vengeance	A27-224
17 Mar 44	near Biboohra	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-48, 1 killed
19 Mar 44	Horn Island	USAAF	P-47 Thunderbolt	P-47 Thunderbolt #42-8053 ran into two Kittyhawks below
19 Mar 44	Horn Island	RAAF	P-40M Kittyhawk	A29-336 (#43-5657), hit by the above Thunderbolt
19 Mar 44	Horn Island	RAAF	P-40M Kittyhawk	A29-308, hit by the above Thunderbolt
20 Mar 44	Tudu Island just south of Warrior Reef	RAAF	Vultee Vengeance	A27-223
24 Mar 44	Horn Island	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	41-2497 Tojo's Nightmare
28 Mar 44	near Almaden, 100kms west of Atherton	USAAF	B-25C Mitchell	#41-12920
abt Apr 44	Mareeba	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-153
28 Apr 44	Horn Island area	RAAF	Catalina	A24-49
abt May 44	Horn Island	RAAF	P-40N Kittyhawk	A29-504 (#42-105352)
1 May 44	Higgins Field	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-336
1 May 44	Higgins Field	RAAF	Vultee Vengeance	A27-85
2 May 44	Coral Sea	RAAF	Catalina	A24-32
4 May 44	Tolga area	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-513
4 May 44	Hammond Island	RAAF	Vultee Vengeance	A27-277, 2 killed
abt Jun 44	Proserpine	RAAF?	Spitfire
9 Jun 44	Cairns to Coral Sea area	USAAF	A-20G Havoc	#43-21413 "Father's Fantasy"
10 Jun 44	8 miles north of Proserpine	RAF	Spitfire	A58-345, TS-E Piloted by P/O Davison
10 Jun 44	Higgins Field	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-294
11 Jun 44	Cooktown	USAAF	C-47A Dakota
13 Jun 44	In the sea in Higgins Field area	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-220
11 Jun 44	Low Wooded Island near Cooktown	USAAF	A-20A Havoc	"Steak & Eggs", #40-166
12 Jun 44	Princess Charlotte Bay area	RAAF	Vultee Vengeance	A27-534
abt Jul 44	near Iron Range	RAAF	P-40M Kittyhawk	A29-362 (#43-5668)
2 Jul 44	near Higgins Field	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-377
20 Jul 44	Cairns Airfield	USAAF	B-25 Mitchell	#41-12903
23 Jul 44	Between Cairns and Port Moresby	US Navy	R4D-5 Skytrain	17 killed
21 Aug 44	Cairns Airfield	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	#42-110121, 4 died
22 Aug 44	in the sea, vicinity of Higgins airfield?	RAAF	Norseman	A71-1
28 Aug 44	near Cardwell	RAAF	P-40N Kittyhawk	A29-910 (#44-7281)
5 Sep 44	Cairns Airfield	Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force	C-47 Dakota	DT-942, #42-108903 (VH-RDL)
7 Sep 44	north of Mossman	Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force	C-47A-20-DK Dakota	19 killed, DT-941, #42 93015 (VH-RDK)
8 Sep 1944	area between Rocky Point School and Snapper Island	USAAf	B-25 Mitchell	?
18 Sep 44	Miranda Downs	USAAF	B-25 Mitchell	#377
21 Sep 44	Mackay Airfield	USAAF	B-26 Marauder	#932
25 Sep 44	Cooktown - Port Moresby	USAAF	C-47A-25-DK Dakota	#42-93499, (or #42-934499), c/n 13417
28 Sep 44	Daru - Horn Island	RAAF	Tiger Moth	A17-587
abt Oct 44	Mareeba	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-202
4 Oct 44	Cairns Airfield	USAAF	A-20	#389
12 Oct 44	Sandbar in Torres Strait	??	C-47A-30-DL Dakota	#42-23704, c/n 9566, CIS
19 Oct 44	On reef 3 miles north east of West Island, near Banks Island	RAAF	Lockheed Ventura	A59-83
20 Oct 44	Mackay	RAAF	Ventura	A59-14
abt 28 Oct 44	On the beach at Duyfken Point, north west of Weipa	USAAF	P-47D Thunderbolt	#42-75921, adjacent to the P-47 below
abt 28 Oct 44	On the beach at Duyfken Point, north west of Weipa	USAAF	P-47D Thunderbolt	#42-23249 adjacent to the above P-47
abt 4 Nov 44	On Pipon Island near Cape Melville	Unknown	C-47 Dakota
5 Nov 44	Mount Molloy	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-192, 1 killed
6 Nov 44	Mareeba	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-517
26 Nov 45	Cairns Airfield	RAAF	Avro Anson	DJ447
Dec 44	Inverleigh Airfield	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	#42-40111 "Timber"
5 Dec 44	Cape Sandwich, Hinchinbrook Island	USAAF	B-24L Liberator	#44-41628
19 Dec 44	Burdekin River 12 miles south of Ravenswood	RAAF	Norseman	A71-3
about 1945	Cairns area	?	?	?
about 1945	near Pacific Hotel, Cairns	USAAF	B-25 Mitchell	?
4 Jan 45	Cairns Airfield	USAAF	C-47 Dakota	#423
19 Jan 45	Bowen	RAAF	Catalina	A24-92
5 Mar 45	Machan's Beach near Barron River	RAAF	Hudson	A16-118 (VMZI FM), 11 killed
8 Mar 45	Gulf of Carpentaria	?	Douglas Dakota	Possibly #42-100625 c/n 19088 which crashed at an unknown location on 6 March 1945.
14 Mar 45	Bathurst Bay, 2 miles south of Cape Melville	USAAF	C-47A-25-DK Dakota	#42-93505, 1 killed.
18 Mar 45	Gove	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-501
19 Mar 45	150 miles south Port Morseby	RAAF?	C 47B-25 DK Dakota	KN343, c/n 32659, VM-YAT
27 Mar 45	Cooktown - Finschhafen	USAAF	C-47A-90-DL Dakota	#43-16011, c/n 20477, 24 killed
abt Apr 45	Jacky Jacky (Higgins)	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-235
17 Apr 45	Out to sea off Innisfail area	USAAF	A-20G-20 Havoc	#42-86748, 3 killed
5 May 45	Higgins Field	ANA	C-49H (DC-3)	VH-CXD, #44-83228, 4- 6 killed?
5 May 45	Cooktown Mission Airfield	RAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	A29-1123
19 May 45	1.5 miles north of Usher Point	USAAF	P-39 Airacobra	?
6 Jun 45	Cooktown Mission airfield	RAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	A29-374 (#43-5874)
11 Sep 45	Approximately 100 yards from Flat-top Island off Mackay	Royal Navy	Corsair
23 Sep 45	Sorrell Hills	RAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	A29-915
29 Sep 45	Cooktown Civil airfield	RAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	A29-1044
10 Oct 45	Higgins Field	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-190
5 Dec 45	Cairns	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-466

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