Oceania

The pilot was completing a cargo flight from Salamaua to Wau. Approaching the destination area, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Marble Creek. The wreckage was found four days later and the pilot was killed.

The pilot was performing a solo training mission at Wigram AFB and was supposed to complete several touch & go manoeuvres. Following a circuit in the vicinity of the airfield, he landed briefly and then increased the engine power for a new takeoff procedure. While in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed 3 km from the airbase, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
LAC Allan Henry McIver, pilot.

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.

The crew was performing a training mission out from Ohakea AFB. While completing a sharp turn at low height, the crew lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed on two farmhouses. Both pilots were killed.
Crew (3rd SFTS):
Sgt Rex Brooke-Taylor,
LAC Thomas Alexander.

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.

Shortly after take off from Wigram AFB, while on a local training flight, the crew completed a sharp turn when the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
LAC Basil Rawdon Hastings Sharp,
LAC Leslie Wright.

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.

The pilot was performing a night solo training exercise. While cruising south of Palmerston North in poor visibility, he failed to realize he was flying too low when the airplane impacted the slope of a hill and disintegrated upon impact. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Everton Kirk, pilot.

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.