CRASH LANDING OF A BEAUFORT
AT NOONKANBAH AIRFIELD, WA
ON 7 SEPTEMBER 1945

On 7 September 1945, Avro Anson W2132 arrived at Noonkanbah Airfield in Western Australia from Broome and swung off the runway during landing and crashed. The undercarriage collapsed when the aircraft left the runway. There were no casualties.

Passengers on board the Avro Anson were as follows:-

Squadron Leader William Leslie Nelson (292510) - Area Meteorological Officer
Flying Officer J. A. Walters (300451) - Area Signals (See Note 1 below)
Flight Lieutenant Roberet Lindsay Bennettt (297403) - Dental Officer, 77 OBU
Lieutenant Eric Norman McKenzie (WX29305) - 60 Aust. Sup. Dep. Platoon

Flight Lieutenant H.T. Bennett (417447) and Pilot Officer W. M. Matheson, Engineer Officer arrived on board an Avro Anson from 7 Communications Unit at Guildford to investigate the crash of W2132. They remained on the Unit overnight and departed for Broome on 9 September 1945.

Note 1:- There is no entry for Service No. 300451 in the WWII Nominal Roll. Perhaps it was meant to be Joseph Albert Walters (033067) who was with HQSC when he was discharged on 8 Dec 1974 as a Squadron Leader.

REFERENCES

75 Operations Base Unit Operations Record Book, NAA file (page 89)

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