6 NOVEMBER 1944
CRASH OF A WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT
AT MAREEBA AIRFIELD

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Wirraway

On 6 November 1944, RAAF Wirraway, A20-517, of No. 5 Squadron, swung to port after landing at Mareeba airfield and struck and killed two members of No. 10 Communication Unit.

Those killed were:-

Flying Officer R. McTier (RAAF)

Warrant Officer N.J. Burns (RAAF)

The crew of the Wirraway were uninjured. The two dead were buried at the Atherton War Cemetery.

 

REFERENCE BOOK

"Diary of WWII - North Queensland"
Complied by Peter Nielsen

"Aircraft of the RAAF 1921- 71"
By Geoffrey Pentland & Peter Malone

 

 

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