CRASH OF A BOOMERANG
AT GUILDFORD AIRFIELD,  WA
ON 22 SEPTEMBER 1943

Boomerang A46-122 "Suzy-Q"

Boomerang A46-31 of 85 Squadron RAAF, piloted by 20 year old Sgt. Boyd Olwyn Wolf (423274), stalled after turning sharply just after take-off from Guildford Airfield, Western Australia after recovering from a bad landing on 22 September 1943 at 1505 hours. Sgt. Wolf was killed in this crash. He was buried at the Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Grave G.C.4,  following an Air Force funeral. His name can be found at Panel 104 in the Commemorative Area of the Australian War Memorial. He is also remembered on a Knox Grammar School Old Boys War Memorial, in Wahroonga NSW.

Photo:- "Mick" Adams via Lyn Schoon

Wreckage of Boomerang A46-31

Photo:- NAA

Enlistment photo for Boyd Wolf

Photo via Steve Jackson and Lyn Schoon

Left to right:- Ron Webb, Boyd Wolf, John Doyle

Photo:- via Geoff Swallow

Headstone for Sgt. Boyd Olwyn Wolf (423274)

REFERENCE BOOKS

"The Flying Inventor"
By Alan Mitchell

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Lyn Schoon, Geoff Swallow and Steve Jackson for their assistance with this web page.

Can anyone help me with more information on this crash?

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This page first produced 24 September 2003

This page last updated 01 May 2026