CRASH OF A BOOMERANG
NEAR BELGRAVIA ST. BELMONT,
ABOUT 3 MILES FROM GUILDFORD AIRFIELD, WA
ON 1 NOVEMBER 1944
Boomerang A46-70 of 85 Squadron RAAF, piloted by W/O G.S. Cuming, crashed near Belgravia Street, Belmont, which is located about 3 miles from Guildford airfield in Western Australia on 1 November 1944. The Boomerang was totally destroyed. Wreckage was strewn over an area of 100 yards. W/O Cuming was knocked unconscious. He eventually recovered from his back injuries after being admitted to hospital. An official enquiry was held into this accident.
REFERENCE BOOKS
"The
Flying Inventor"
By Alan Mitchell
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