Consolidated B-24 Liberator crash, Aug 16, 1945 (4 killed)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator accident on August 16, 1945 near Amberley Queensland, Australia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Sources differ on the cause, with...
- Date: August 16, 1945
- Aircraft: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Location: Amberley Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Sources differ on the cause, with accounts citing braking before the aircraft was airborne and a nose wheel collapse.
A 99 Squadron RAAF Liberator taking off from Amberley for a victory formation flight over Brisbane ran off the runway into a gully and broke in two. Sources differ on the number of deaths, with three or four reported.