26 Mar Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) – 39067 Crashed three minutes after takeoff from runway 11. The aircraft struck the rising stony ground of Gooseberry Hill in fog. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3) – 42-108879 Made a heavy landing at Bankstown and overshot runway 29, killing the flight engineer. The pilot was 2nd Lt George C. Fitzpatrick. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) – A65-27 Damaged in ground accident. Dual civil registration VH-CTY. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) – 42-93505 The C-47, en route from Rockhampton Airport, Australia to Morotai, Indonesia, was forced to turn back after running out of fuel. Most o... Continue reading
26 Mar Curtiss C-46D-1-CU Commando – 42-96786 Reported crashed in the Darwin River. Date also reported as 21 FEB 1945. Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Catalina – A24-204 The Catalina flying boat departed Truscott, WA for a mine laying operation in the Flores Island area. It failed to return and no trace ... Continue reading
26 Mar Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina – A24-76 Crashed during an early morning takeoff. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) – 42-93244 Crashed on take off at the end of the 043 degree runway at Rockhampton Airfield and ran into another C-47 (42-92928 . No personnel were... Continue reading
26 Mar Short Sunderland I – A26-6 While taxiing for takeoff the plane collided with a timber mooring pole and sank. One passenger and two crew members were injured. The ... Continue reading