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Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon 2 in Limeburners Creek: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A34-37
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2026
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a survey flight to select sites for training exercises for paratroop battalion. While cruising at low altitude, the twin-engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into timber located 4 miles north of Limeburners Creek. Two crew members were rescued while three others were killed, among them the pilot.
Crew:
Sgt Hollingdale, pilot, †
Denzel Leslie Govett, †
Maj Smith, †
Sgt Moran,
LAC Barlow.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I on Mt Pigeon House: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AW799
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While flying in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the southeast slope of Mt Pigeon House located 10 miles west of Ulladulla. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (73rd Squadron):
F/Sgt C. D. Robertson, pilot,
F/Sgt K. A. Richards,
F/Sgt B. V. Higgins.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Coffs Harbour

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W2638
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While completing a training sortie, the pilot became lost. Due to fuel exhaustion, he was forced to attempt an emergency landing on a beach located in Coffs Harbour. While all four crew members were rescued, the aircraft was lost. The accident occurred after a flight of almost 6 ½ hours, two hours beyond the accepted endurance.
Crew:
F/O James M. Swann, pilot,
A. H. Morton, wireless operator and air gunner 2.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Port Stephens

Date & Time: May 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A24-39
Flight Type:
MSN:
1100
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing off Port Stephens. Crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon in Burragorang Valley: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1943 at 1007 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A34-47
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sydney – Melbourne
MSN:
2036
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route, the twin engine aircraft disappeared. No trace of it nor the crew was ever found. It is believed that the aircraft crashed in the Burragorang Valley, and could possibly be submerged under the waters of Warragamba Dam.
Crew (34th Squadron):
Sgt Douglas Brian Doyle, pilot,
F/O Geoffrey Hugh Lester,
Sgt Francis Joseph Doyle,
Lt Umstead,
Lt Teague.
Source: http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson IVA in Picton: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1943 at 1320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A16-152
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Camden - Camden
MSN:
414-6081
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While on a training sortie from Camden, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in a prairie located in Picton, south of Camden. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (32nd Squadron):
F/Sgt S. K. Scott, pilot,
F/Sgt H. B. L. Johns, navigator,
Sgt B. C. J. Pearson, wireless operator,
Sgt G. D. Voyzey,
Sgt G. T. Lawson.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson IIIA near Dapto: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1942 at 2125 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A16-173
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Camden - Camden
MSN:
414-6426
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
705
Circumstances:
The crew left Camden Airport at 1645LT on a maritime patrol flight off the Australian coast to locate enemy submarines. On the return leg, while cruising in low visibility due to the night, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located some 3 miles west of Dapto. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (32nd Squadron):
Sgt Norman Baxter Clark, pilot,
F/Sgt Bernard James Hubbard, observer,
Sgt Joseph Hall Iredell, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Geoffrey Alfred Rich, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson IIIA off Broken Head: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A16-198
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Horn Island - Amberley
MSN:
414-6463
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
After a flight from Horn Island, and while approaching Amberley by night, the crew became lost and continued to the south. By night, and probably short of fuel, the twin engine aircraft crashed into the sea some 3 km off Broken Head and sunk by 57 meters deep, off Tallow Beach, between Broken Head and Byron Bay. All ten occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Thomas Trigg,
Sgt Douglas John Lovejoy,
Sgt Gavin Athole Laurie Mclaren,
Sgt Gordon William George Ridge,
Sgt David Leslie Bradley,
LAC Edward George Kimmins,
LAC William Edwards Evans,
LAC Harold Wilmot Johnstone,
LAC Frederick Albert Charles Wood,
AC1 Edward George Merefield.

Crash of a Douglas DC-2-112 in Parkes

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1942 at 1015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A30-7
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Parkes - Parkes
MSN:
1290
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a circular training flight that was consisting of touch and go manoeuvre. After an umpteenth take off, while climbing at a height of 200 feet, the aircraft went out of control, hit a fence and crashed near the runway. All eleven occupants were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O C. R. N. Lewis, pilot,
Lt N. C. P. Blight, pilot,
F/O H. R. I. Cox.
Passengers:
SGT W. C. Arthur,
Cpl I. B. Sharpe,
Cpl N. H. Harris,
LAC E. T. Ryan,
AC1 M. Gilday,
AC1 E. R. McPhee,
AC1 D. J. Slatter,
AC1 J. J. O’Donnell.