1948 RAAF Avro Lincoln bomber crash location

Australia / Queensland / Brisbane /
 aircraft crash site  Add category
 Upload a photo
Avro Lincoln Mk.30 (serial A73-11) bomber of 21 Squadron.
Crashed on landing 19 February 1948, killing all 16 on board.

Aircraft: www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/research/aircraft/series...
Squadron: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._21_Squadron_RAAF
Accident: www.adf-serials.com/dfs/LincolnA73-11.pdf
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   27°38'1"S   152°43'20"E

Comments

  • I went with my father Group Captain Eric Douglas to the tragic scene. jus before that in our home nearby my father could hear the aircraft labouring and he was calling out - 'it is going to crash'.
  • Can't edit the typos
This article was last modified 8 years ago