Military Aircraft Crashes in Western Australia during World War 2

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 158 military aircraft crashes or
mishaps in Western Australia during World War 2?

DATE	LOCATION	SERVICE	AIRCRAFT	SERIAL NO.
unknown	near Enderby Island, Dampier Archipelago	?	Catalina	?
18 Mar 39	Pearce	RAAF	Hawker Demon	A1-54
20 Mar 40	Dunreath Golf Club, Redcliffe	contract to RAAF	DH-94 Moth Minor	VH-ADB
19 Feb 41	In sea 2 miles SW of South Mole at Fremantle	RAAF	Wirraway	A20-125, 2 killed
18 Feb 42	Maylands airfield, Perth	USAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	#41-389
26 Feb 42	On beach near Cape Londonderry, Vansittart Bay, 400 miles north of Broome	USAAF	C-47 Dakota or was it a C-53?	VH-UGY
28 Feb 42	Drysdale Mission	USAAF	C-53
Mar or Apr 42	creek bed near Cunderdin airfield	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	?
2 Mar 42	Broome airfield	USAAF	B-17 Flying Fortress	Destroyed during a Japanese bombing raid
2/3 Mar 42	Anna Plains	Royal Netherlands Navy, Naval Air Service	Dornier Do-24 K Flying boat	X-36
3 Mar 42	Broome area	Japanese	Fighter aircraft
3 Mar 42	In sea 10 miles from Broome	USAAF	B-24A Liberator	#40-2373 of Ferrying Command
3 Mar 42	Broome airfield	USAAF	B-24A Liberator	"Arabian Nights", #40-2370,
3 Mar 42	Broome airfield	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	7th BG
3 Mar 42	Broome airfield	USAAF	B-17E Flying Fortress	7th BG
3 Mar 42	Broome airfield	RAAF	Hudson
3 Mar 42	Broome airfield	RAAF	Hudson
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	Royal Netherlands Navy, Naval Air Service	Dornier Do-24 K Flying boat	X-1, during a Japanese Air Raid
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	Royal Netherlands Navy, Naval Air Service	Dornier Do-24 K Flying boat	X-3, during a Japanese Air Raid
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	Royal Netherlands Navy, Naval Air Service	Dornier Do-24 K Flying boat	X-20, during a Japanese Air Raid
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	Royal Netherlands Navy, Naval Air Service	Dornier Do-24 K Flying boat	X-23, during a Japanese Air Raid
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	Royal Netherlands Navy, Naval Air Service	Dornier Do-24 K Flying boat	X-28, during a Japanese Air Raid
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	RAF	Catalina	205 Squadron RAF, during a Japanese Air Raid Catalina FV-N (serial W8433, a Consolidated Model 28-5MNE)
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	RAF	Catalina	205 Squadron RAF, during a Japanese Air Raid Catalina FV-W (ex-MLD Y-54, a Model 28-5MNE)
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	USN	Catalina	?, during a Japanese Air Raid # 6 (PBY-4 BUAERO Number: 1227, ex- 101-P-26, ex-102-P-26)
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	USN	Catalina	?, during a Japanese Air Raid #7 (PBY-4 BUAERO Number: 1237, ex-101-P-13)
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	Royal Netherlands Navy, Naval Air Service	Catalina	Y-59, during a Japanese Air Raid
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	Royal Netherlands Navy, Naval Air Service	Catalina	Y-60, during a Japanese Air Raid
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	Royal Netherlands Navy, Naval Air Service	Catalina	Y-67, during a Japanese Air Raid
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	Royal Netherlands Navy, Naval Air Service	Catalina	Y-70, during a Japanese Air Raid
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	RAAF	Empire Flying Boat, Short S23 C-Class S.811	A18-10, ex QANTAS "Centaurus" G-ADUT, during a Japanese Air Raid
3 Mar 42	Broome Harbour	QANTAS	Empire Flying Boat	G-AEUC, "Corinna", during a Japanese Air Raid
3 Mar 42	60 miles north of Broome	Netherlands East Indies KLM	DC-3	PK-ALO, shot down by Japanese aircraft
3 Mar 42	Broome	Netherlands East Indies KLM	Dc-3	PK-AFV, destroyed by Japanese aircraft
3 Mar 42	Broome	Netherlands East Indies - Air Force	Lockheed Lodestar	LT9-18
3 Mar 42	Wyndham	RAAF	De Havilland DH-84 Dragon	A34-9, VH-URF, Construction No 6045
4 Mar 42	Broome	USAAF	B-24 Liberator	?
18 Apr 42	Geraldton	US Navy	PBY-5 Catalina	BUNO #2409
19 Apr 42	At sea off Australia?	US Navy	PBY-5 Catalina	BUNO #2418
19 Apr 42	Perth	US Navy	PBY-5 Catalina	BUNO #2455
26 Apr 42	Australia - assumed to be Western Australia	US Navy	PBY-5 Catalina	BUNO #2264
abt May 42	Dunreath	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-61 (#41-5740)
abt May 42	Geraldton	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-64 (#41-386)
abt Jul 42	Pearce	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-50 (#41-5737)
25 Sep 42	Derby	RAAF	Buffalo	A51-5
9 Oct 42	Side of ridge near Clackline	RAAF	Avro Anson	W2262
26 Nov 42	Exmouth Bay	US Navy	PBY-5A Catalina	BUNO #2407, 1 killed
13 Dec 42	At sea off Australia - assumed to be off Western Australia	US Navy	PBY-5A Catalina	BUNO #02966
abt Jan 43	Pearce	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-174
23 Jan 43	In sea 60 miles north of Perth	US Navy	PBY-5 Catalina	BUNO #04431
25 Jan 43	Fremantle area	US Navy	OS2U-2 Vought Kingfisher	BU No. 2281
2 Feb 43	Off Australia - assumed to be Western Australia	US Navy	PBY-5 Catalina	BUNO #02961
9 Feb 43	Geraldton	RAAF	Avro Anson	Collided with another Avro Anson (see below)
9 Feb 43	Geraldton	RAAF	Avro Anson	Collided with another Avro Anson (see above)
abt Mar 43	near Yetna	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-173
28 Mar 43	Exmouth Gulf	RAAF	Kittyhawk	A29-150, S/L "Bluey" Truscott killed
abt Apr 43	Onslow	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-160 (#41-24823), collided with A29-163 (see below)
abt Apr 43	Onslow	RAAF	P-40E Kittyhawk	A29-163 (#41-5503), collided with A29-160 (see above)
28 Apr 43	in Exmouth Gulf near Potshot	USAAF?	Catalina	3 killed
5 May 43	Guildford	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-76
13 May 43	Guildford	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-18
14 May 43	Guildford	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-67
15 May 43	Potshot	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-28
17 May 43	22.05S 115.85E (which plots as approx 113 miles East of Learmonth)	US Navy	OS2U-2 Vought Kingfisher	BU No. 3078
17 May 43	Potshot	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-52
18 May 43	Guildford	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-25
21 May 43	Potshot	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-77
22 May 43	Guildford	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-83, 1 died
25 May 43	Guildford??	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-81
29 May 43	Corunna Downs	RAAF	Hudson	A16-217
3 Jun 43	Harvey	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-33
1 Jul 43	Potshot	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-78
3 Jul 43	Exmouth Gulf	US Navy	PBY-5 Catalina	Buno #08294
3 Jul 43	Wreck Point	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-25
6 Jul 43	Guildford	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-72
15 Jul 43	?	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-26 taxied into A46-97. See below.
15 Jul 43	?	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-97 hit by a taxying A46-26. See above.
21 Aug 43	in sea off WA coast near Scarborough	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-34
12 Aug 43	Guildford	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-72
18 Aug 43	Guildford	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-67
14 Aug 43	Drysdale Mission	USAAF	B-24D Liberator	"Shady Lady" #42-40369
8 Sep 43	Wongan Hills	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-28
12 Sep 43	Swan River, near Sandringham Hotel, Perth?	US Navy	OS2U-2 Vought Kingfisher	BN 2283, 2 killed
19 Sep 43	Exmouth Gulf Station	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-61
22 Sep 43	Guildford	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-31, 1 killed
2 Oct 43	Guildford	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-22, 1 killed
3 Oct 43	into sea in King Sound, off Derby	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-61, 1 killed
10 Oct 43	Guildford airfield	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-28
21 Oct 43	Western Australia	US Navy	OS2U-2 Vought Kingfisher	BU No. 3077
24 Oct 43	Northampton	RAAF	Beaufort	A9-314
27 Oct 43	Guildford airfield	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-97
27 Oct 43	??	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-80
29 Oct 43 (1)	APO 926 (Fremantle)	USAAF?	C-47A Dakota	#42-24400
29 Oct 43	??	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-20
30 Oct 43	??	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-26
abt Nov 43	Harvey	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-33
abt Nov 43	Yanchep	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-74
9 Nov 43	??	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-80
10 Nov 43	Guildford airfield	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-28
24 Nov 43	Guildford airfield	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-97
abt Dec 43	near Derby	RAAF	F.VC Spitfire	A58-51 (BR545)
19 Dec 43 (1)	APO 926 (Freemantle)	USAAF?	C-47A Dakota	#43-30742
27 Dec 43	Guildford airfield	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-68, 1 killed
abt Jan 44	Drysdale	RAAF	Beaufighter	A19-148
3 Jan 44	??	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-18?
6 Jan 44	into sea 20 kms west of Sorrento between Pearce and Rottnest	RAAF	Beaufort	Wing Commander Charles Learmonth killed
10 Jan 44	north of Rockingham	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-135
16 Jan 44	Guildford airfield	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-69
23 Feb 44	Western Australia	US Navy	OS2U-3 Vought Kingfisher	BU No. 5659
19 Mar 44	Lake Pinjar	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-162
abt Mar 44	Wyndham	RAAF	F.VC Spitfire	A58-203 (JL360)
14 Mar 44	Carnarvon area	RAAF	Lockheed Hudson	A16-122
23 Mar 44	1 mile south of Bannister	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-168
28 Mar 44	In sea near Heron Head, Exmouth Gulf	RAAF	P-40 Kittyhawk	A29-150
abt Apr 44	Wyndham	RAAF	F.VC Spitfire	A58-174 (JG795)
18 Apr 44	??	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-133
18 Apr 44	??	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-167
12 Jun 44	??	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-97
18 Jun 44	??	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-74
abt Jul 44	Potshot?	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-30
20 Jul 44	Drysdale area	Japanese	"Dinah"	Shot down by 54 Sqn RAF Spitfires
27 Jul 44	Bald Hill, 10 miles south of Beverley	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-33
1 Aug 44	5 miles SE of Pearce	RAAF	DH-94 Moth Minor	A21-9
14 Aug 44	??	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-167
25 Aug 44	50 yards offshore, 1 mile inland from airfield at Exmouth Gulf	RAAF	Gannet	A14-198
27 Aug 44	57 miles east of Narembeen, 55 miles south of Southern Cross	RAAF	Vultee Vengeance	A27-295
18 Sep 44	Into sea near Broome	RAAF	Beaufighter	A19-163
28 Sep 44	200 miles east of Kalgoorlie	RAAF	Spitfire	??
9 Oct 44	Guildford	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-52
14 Oct 44	Guildford	RAAF	Spitfire	A58-223
abt Nov 44	on beach near Fremantle	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-135
abt Nov 44	Truscott	RAAF	LF.VIII Spitfire	A58-300 (JF620), air collision with A58-364 (see below)
abt Nov 44	Truscott	RAAF	LF.VIII Spitfire	A58-364 (JG429), air collision with A58-300 (see above)
1 Nov 44	near Belgravia St., Belmont 3 miles from Guildford airfield	RAAF	Boomerang	A46-70
20 Nov 44	Guildford	RAAF	F.VC Spitfire	A58-103 (BS305)
19 Dec 44	Broome	RAAF	Catalina	A24-76
29 Jan 45	Truscott area	RAAF	Catalina	A24-204
3 Feb 45	Learmonth	RAAF	Avro Anson	W1530
14 Feb 45	Cunderdin airfield	RAAF	B-24L Liberator	A72-124, 5 killed
26 Feb 45	Guildford	RAAF	F.VC Spitfire	A58-257 (MH644), ground collision with A58-137 (see below)
26 Feb 45	Guildford	RAAF	F.VC Spitfire	A58-137, ground collision with A58-257 (see above)
6 Mar 45	Cunderdin airfield	RAAF	B-24L Liberator	A72-134
23 Mar 45	In Vansittart Bay, 4 miles NW of Truscott	RAAF	B-24 Liberator	A72-80, "Old Nick", 12 killed
19 Apr 45	Gooseberry Hill, Kalamunda, near Perth	US Navy	R4D-5 transport aircraft (DC-3)	Serial #3?9067, "Blue Goose", 13 killed
abt May 45	Pearce	RAAF	F.VC Spitfire	A58-250 (MH586)
abt May 45	Truscott airfield	RAAF	LF.VIII Spitfire	A58-399 (LG432)
20 May 45	Truscott	RAAF	B-24M Liberator	A72-160, 11 killed
20 May 45	Truscott	RAAF	Spitfire	?
9 Jun 45	Wollal (possibly Wallal Downs)	RAAF	Avro Anson	AW 914
24 Jun 45	Geraldton	MacRobertson Miller	DH-86A	VH-USF, Originally Qantas "Melbourne" and originally RAAF A31-6
29 Jun 45?	Pearce airfield	RAAF	Spitfire	A58-16
14 Jul 45	Pearce airfield	RAAF	Spitfire	A58-162
31 Jul 45	Cunderdin airfield	RAAF	B-24M Liberator	A72-178
10 Aug 45	Rockingham Bay	RAAF	Spitfire	A58-150 of 85 Squadron?
6 Aug 45	Busselton	RAAF	Tiger Moth	A17-614
abt 6 Oct 45	Kalgoorlie	RAAF	Spitfire	A58-223
28 Oct 45	Broome	RAAF	Catalina	A24-70
abt Nov 45	into sea off Truscott airfield	RAAF	LF.VIII Spitfire	A58-347 (JG352)

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