Dibrugarh – Cooktown

On January 8, 1943 at 05:15 PM, Dibrugarh – Cooktown experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-2, operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF, with the event recorded near Cooktown Queensland.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On touchdown at Cooktown, the aircraft veered to the left. The captain immediately increased engine power and started a go around. At a height of ten feet, the aircraft banked left, causing the left wing to hit the runway surface. The aircraft went out of control and crashed on the runway edge. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all ten occupants escaped unhurt. Crew: W/O B. Starkey, pilot, F/Sgt G. Unkles, LAC J. R. Naugh, Sgt A. J. Stribley. Passengers: F/O F. P. Nolan, Sgt H. J. Fletcher, Sgt A. K. Crooks, Sgt A. Picton, Sgt G. Shanks, F/O J. A. Bonnington.

Aircraft reference details include registration A30-13, MSN 1373, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -15.4654°, 145.2497°.