Training

While performing a training exercise in the region of Rivers AFB, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a pasture near the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O A. W. Willoughby 3.

Shortly after take off from RAF Silloth, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion. Both crewmen were killed.
Crew (1st OTU):
Donald William Shirley,
Ernest Alfred Jefferson.

Crashed near Trenton while performing a training flight. All five crew members were killed.

While on a training mission from Bundaberg, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea 1,5 mile off Bargara, Queensland. The aircraft sunk in 32 feet of water and all three crew members were killed.
Crew (8th SFTS):
F/Sgt Ronald Campbell Davies, pilot,
LAC Walter James Regan,
LAC Clifford James Lucas.

The crew was performing a training flight when the seaplane hit a mountain located east of Half Moon Bay. All eight occupants were killed.

The crew was involved in a training flight when the twine engine aircraft in unknown circumstances near the Nowra Airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were injured.
Crew (19th Bomb Squadron):
S/L Gerald Francis Ell,
Sgt Lazar.

In flight, the four engine bomber went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field near Lakeland. All seven crew members were killed.

The crew was performing a training exercise on this B-26 that must be delivered to the RAF under the registration FK114. Shortly after take off, while climbing, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. Two crew members were killed while all four other occupants were injured.

The crew was performing a training flight over the Northumberland Islands. En route, in unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft crashed into the sea off the Beverley Islands. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (32nd Squadron):
F/Lt Arthur E. Adams,
P/O John D. Power,
Sgt Brian Bright 1.

The crew was involved in a combined training exercise with a second RAAF Lockheed L-414 Hudson IIIA registered A16-191 and carrying a crew of four as well. While cruising in the vicinity of Giru, both aircraft collided in unclear circumstances. The A16-191 crashed in a dense mangrove and all four crew members were killed. The pilot of A16-194 was able to complete an emergency landing between Barrattas and Barramundi Creek. While the aircraft was destroyed, three crew members were injured while the fourth occupant was killed.
Crew (32nd Squadron):
P/O L. Haliday, pilot 2,
Sgt Lancel Badman. †