Summary Beach air crash Crew 2 Survivors 2 (flight crew) Destination Noosa Passenger count 0 | Passengers 0 Injuries (non-fatal) 14 (on beach) Date 30 December 1950 Total fatalities 3 (on beach) | |
Similar 1950 Heathrow BEA Vick, Llandow air disaster, 1950 Australian National, TWA Flight 903, 1950 Douglas C‑54D di |
The Maroochy air crash was an aircraft accident that occurred at 11.10am on 30 December 1950 at Maroochydore beach, Queensland, Australia. Three children were killed and fourteen others were seriously injured as a result of the accident.
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CAC Wirraway Serial Number A20-212 of the Royal Australian Air Force had been circling between Maroochydore and Alexandra Headland during a routine shark patrol when it suddenly banked steeply and crashed onto the crowded beach in front of the Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club. The pilot and his observer survived the impact of the crash.
Casualties
Memorials
On 9 March 2013, a 2.4-metre 'Maroochy Air Crash Memorial' was erected at the site in memory of those killed and injured.
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