Consolidated B-24 Liberator crash, May 20, 1945 (11 killed)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator accident on May 20, 1945 near Truscott AFB Western Australia, Australia with 11 fatalities.
- Date: May 20, 1945
- Aircraft: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Location: Truscott AFB Western Australia, Australia
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
The RAAF Liberator A72-160 of No. 12 Squadron crashed shortly after takeoff from Truscott airstrip before dawn on 20 May 1945 and was destroyed by fire, with all 11 crew killed. The aircraft was airborne early after a rise in the strip and banked into the scrub, and depth charges exploded in the burning wreck. The wreckage remained at the site for decades.