A72-92

On July 27, 1945 at 12:00 AM, A72-92 experienced a crash involving Consolidated B-24 Liberator, operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF, with the event recorded near Balikpapan East Kalimantan.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 12, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft was involved in a reconnaissance and photographic mission over Indonesia. While approaching the Balikpapan area, the bomber was hit by enemy fire and crashed in flames. It appears that nine crew were killed instantly while three others were taken PoW and died later. Crew (24th Squadron): F/Lt Kenneth John Hanson, pilot, W/O Alfred Cook, copilot, Sgt Arnold Alexander Lockyer, P/O George Grey Lindley, F/Sgt William James Maxwell, F/Sgt Stephen Patrick Cloake, F/O John James Oliver Hume, F/Sgt Frank Grainer Vincent Hutton, F/Sgt John Victor Orgill, F/Sgt Brendan Michael Heslin, F/Sgt Charles Neville Nichol, Cpl John R. Waite.

Aircraft reference details include registration A72-92.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -1.2719°, 116.8062°.