#1: B17 crash in Mackay Qld 75 yrs on 40 US dead Author: Bungarra, Location: Murchison region, West AustraliaPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2018 12:45 am Seventy-five years ago today, 40 US military personnel were killed in what remains Australia's worst air disaster — but few people are aware it ever happened.
The years just seem to roll on, but articles like this keep the memories alive.
I have just finished "Whispering Death" the tale of the RAAF's role in the Pacific War.
It is a tragedy that so many died in accidents like this on a daily basis.