Queensland

While on a cross country flight, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Bartle Frere located about 50 km south of Cairns. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Sgt George C. DeArmond,
S/Sgt James P. English,
2nd Lt John Jefferson Keeter Jr.,
Sgt William H. Lancaster Jr.,
Sgt J. P. Morris,
Cpt Glenwood Gordon Stephenson,
2nd Lt Eugene T. Tisonyai.

The airplane crashed while taking off from Townsville-Garbutt AFB, en route to Papua New Guinea. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Louis Anthony Almeida,
2nd Lt Roy J. Baxter,
Pfc Joe H. Haswell,
2nd Lt Jack Ingram,
Sgt Robert A. Keich,
Pfc Joseph Kotcher,
2nd Lt Joe H. Meadors Jr.,
2nd Lt Edgar S. Taylor.

While flying along the northeast Australian coast, the crew encountered unknown technical problems and the captain attempted to ditch the aircraft off Palm Island. The twin engine airplane impacted the water surface and sank rapidly, causing seven crew members to be killed. An eight occupant was rescued.
Crew:
2nd Lt Carl L. Hansing,
Pfc Raymond E. Hoag,
Pfc Dallas W. Keefe,
2nd Lt William Allen Lazenby,
Pvt Norman B. Musgrave,
Pfc Hyman W. Ostroff,
1st Lt Arthur Ermil Wentzel.

After touchdown at Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, the airplane went out of control and veered off runway. It collided with the tail of a parked DC-3, went through a fence, crossed a road and struck a second fence before coming to rest. There was no injuries.

The crew was involved in a 50 hours inspection flight. While approaching Townsville, the floatplane named 'Coogee' hit the water surface and crashed in the Cleveland Bay. Six crew members were killed while five other occupants were injured.
Crew killed:
F/O Robert John Love, pilot, †
P/O Harold John Wagner, pilot, †
LAC Maurice Clayton, †
Cpl William James French, †
P/O Peter Satterswaite Devonshire, †
Sgt John Gordon Nicholson. †

The airplane was late and departed Brisbane-Archerfield with two hours delay. Few minutes after takeoff, it entered an area of clouds with heavy rain falls. It entered an uncontrolled descent, spiraled to the ground and crashed in a wooded area located in Belmont (Mount Petrie), some 13 km south of Archerfield Airport. All nine occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Charles Henry Cecil Swaffield,
C/O Lindsay Stuart Marshall.
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The airplane departed Horn Island on a flight to Cairns, carrying three passengers and one pilot. While cruising along the east coast of Queensland, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Orford Bay, some 95 km southeast of Horn Island. SAR operations were initiated and the wreckage was found three days later. All four occupants were injured and transported to local hospital.

Shortly after takeoff from Cairns Airport, while climbing, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a mangrove. Both crew members were killed. They were performing a positioning flight to Wau to evacuate refugees.

Shortly after take off from Wenlock Airport, while in initial climb, the left engine caught fire. The pilot Stewart G. Hack initiated a turn to the left to return for an emergency landing. On approach, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All five occupants escaped uninjured and the airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.

The single engine airplane departed Horn Island on a schedule service to Cairns with an intermediate stop at Coen Airport (Queensland) to refuel. On approach to Coen, the left wing failed and the airplane crashed in an open field. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Frank Cohen, pilot.
Passengers:
Charles Hardy,
T. R. Miller.