Australia

The twin engine airplane departed Parkes on an ambulance flight to Sydney-Mascot Airport, carrying one patient, one doctor and three crew members. While overflying Glenbrook at low height, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed at the intersection of two streets, downtown Glenbrook. While no one on the ground was injured, all five occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O J. I. Newman, pilot,
F/O Henry Theodore Skillman, copilot,
AC1 C. R. Tysoc, wireless operator.
Passengers:
S/L James Manning Rainbow, medical officer,
P/O Bailey Middlebrook Sawyer, patient.

En route from Darwin to Oenpelli, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Mount Brockman, some 45 km south of Oenpelli. The pilot, sole on board, was on a delivery mission to Oenpelli with 'Christmas Supplies' on board. The aircraft was wrecked and the pilot was seriously injured.

The single engine airplane crashed upon landing at Adelaide-Parafield Airport while completing a local training flight. Both pilots evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was completing a local training exercise at Brisbane-Archerfield Airport when the airplane crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. Both pilots were uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and used for spares.

Shortly after takeoff from Cootamundra Airport, while in initial climb, the pilot initiated a steep left turn when the airplane stalled and crashed two miles southwest of the airport, bursting into flames. Five crew members were killed and a sixth occupant was seriously injured. The only survivor died few hours later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
P/O James Frederick Hearne, pilot.
Passengers:
LAC John Duff Cameron,
LAC James Clifford Stanley,
LAC Robert Montgomery,
LAC Ernest Arthur Piercy,
LAC John Head.

Crashed and burned on take off at Broome Airport. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire while all four occupants were unhurt.
Crew (13th Squadron):
F/L J. Sharp +3.

The aircraft was performing a flight from Melbourne-Moorabbin to Canberra on behalf of the Australian Government, carrying three Ministers and their staff. On final approach to Canberra in ideal weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion some 2 km short of runway. Emergency teams were promptly at the scene but nothing could be done to save the 10 occupants.
Crew:
F/L Robert Edward Hitchcock,
P/O Richard Frederick Wiesener,
Cpl John Frederick Palmer,
AC1 Charles Joseph Crosdale.
Passengers:
Brig Geoffrey Austin Street, Minister for the Army and Repatriation,
James Valentine Fairbairn, Minister for Air and Civil Aviation,
Sir Henry Somer Gullett, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister in charge of Scientific and Industrial Research,
Gen Sir Cyril Brudenell Bingham White, Chief of the General Staff,
Lt Col Francis Thornthwaite, Staff Officer to General White,
Richard Edwin Elford, Fairbairn's private secretary.

The crew was engaged in a training mission over the region of Brisbane. While cruising off the Stradbroke Island, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew (23rd Squadron):
F/O Mervyn Stephen Matthews, pilot,
P/O Walter Keith Beeston, copilot,
Sgt Hamilton James O'Gorman,
Sgt Dudley Howard Downs,
LAC George Leslie Savage,
AC1 Francis John Starr.

The aircraft was engaged in an ambulance flight and was carrying one patient, one doctor and two pilots. Shortly after lift off, the aircraft went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. All four occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

The crew was performing a training flight out from RAAF Richmond. While cruising north of Windsor, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field located 8 km north of the airbase. Both crew members were killed.
Crew (6th Squadron):
F/L James B. D. Hamilton,
P/O Wallace M. N. Stewart.