CRASH OF AN AVRON ANSON
AT CARDABIA STATION, POINT MAUD, WA
ON 30 SEPTEMBER 1942

Avro Anson AX299 of 4 Service Flying Training School 4SFTS at RAAF Geraldton, crash landed at approximately 1430 hours W.A.S.T. on 30 September 1942 in a marsh at Cardabia Station, Point Maud in Western Australia at a location approximately 140 miles north of Carnarvon.

One crew member was killed and two survived the crash landing:-

Sergeant Douglas Dunn (411301) - Pilot - Cuts and abrasions
Pilot Officer Clive Frederick Bingham (413515) - Killed
Sergeant Edgar James Thomson (414101) - Slight haemorrhage

The mainplane of the Anson was smashed, the undercarriage was damaged and the engines were smahed.

REFERENCES

RAAF Casualty Database

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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This page first produced 21 December 2016

This page last updated 03 February 2020