Amberley - Brisbane
Flight / Schedule
Amberley - Brisbane
Aircraft
Consolidated B-24 LiberatorRegistration
A72-306
Operator
Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDate
August 16, 1945 at 03:40 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Amberley Queensland
Region
Oceania • Australia
Coordinates
-27.6304°, 152.6980°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On August 16, 1945 at 03:40 PM, Amberley - Brisbane experienced a crash involving Consolidated B-24 Liberator, operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF, with the event recorded near Amberley Queensland.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
19 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 15 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 21.1%.
Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Crashed during takeoff from Amberley Airfield. Unfortunately the B-24 Liberator's brakes were applied too soon before the aircraft was safely in the air. As a consequence the nose of the aircraft dipped heavily into the runway causing the nose wheel assembly to collapse and also shearing the hydraulic lines for the engine controls. The aircraft subsequently skidded off the south east end of the runway into a 60 feet deep gulley and broke in half. Crew (99th Squadron): S/Ldr William Lloyd Milne, pilot W/O Eric Ferdinand Carlson, copilot, † F/Sgt Jack Grant Watson, flight engineer, F/Sgt Marcel Kingsley Doolan, radar operator, F/Sgt Warwick Manning Lane, air gunner, F/Sgt Andrew Keith Cochrane, wireless operator and air gunner, F/Sgt Allan Charles Annetts, air gunner, F/Sgt Arthur Henry Clausen, navigator. † Passengers: Sgt John Raymond Slennett Sgt John Knyvett Cpl Jacqueline Ruth Row, † Cpl Edith Tansley Sharpe, † Acw Ruth Beryl Burcher, LAC Waterman James Albert LAC William Angus Ludbey, AC1 Keith William Carlier, LAC Douglas Charles Mighell, LAC Leslie Arthur White, LAC Mervyn John Edward Thornberry. Source: http://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld245.htm
Aircraft reference details include registration A72-306.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -27.6304°, 152.6980°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
2
Passengers
2
Other
0
Crash Summary
Crashed during takeoff from Amberley Airfield. Unfortunately the B-24 Liberator's brakes were applied too soon before the aircraft was safely in the air. As a consequence the nose of the aircraft dipped heavily into the runway causing the nose wheel assembly to collapse and also shearing the hydraulic lines for the engine controls. The aircraft subsequently skidded off the south east end of the runway into a 60 feet deep gulley and broke in half. Crew (99th Squadron): S/Ldr William Lloyd Milne, pilot W/O Eric Ferdinand Carlson, copilot, † F/Sgt Jack Grant Watson, flight engineer, F/Sgt Marcel Kingsley Doolan, radar operator, F/Sgt Warwick Manning Lane, air gunner, F/Sgt Andrew Keith Cochrane, wireless operator and air gunner, F/Sgt Allan Charles Annetts, air gunner, F/Sgt Arthur Henry Clausen, navigator. † Passengers: Sgt John Raymond Slennett Sgt John Knyvett Cpl Jacqueline Ruth Row, † Cpl Edith Tansley Sharpe, † Acw Ruth Beryl Burcher, LAC Waterman James Albert LAC William Angus Ludbey, AC1 Keith William Carlier, LAC Douglas Charles Mighell, LAC Leslie Arthur White, LAC Mervyn John Edward Thornberry. Source: http://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld245.htm
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
11
Estimated Survivors
15
Fatality Rate
21.1%
Known people on board: 19
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Amberley - Brisbane
Operator
Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Oceania • Australia
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Consolidated B-24 LiberatorRegistration
A72-306
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