Hi All,

Though I don’t remember any specific episode where the ‘Bush Tucker Man’ came across a wreck, there are a number of contenders in the outback Kimberley region. I used to fly around there in my early days as a pilot back in the late 80’s and there were still wrecks to crawl over to pass the time while waiting for passengers to return from their business.

(i) B-24 Liberator A72-160 crashed at on take off at Truscott in 1945 killing 11 on board. Much of this wreck is still in place today.

(ii) As for a DC3, there is some rusting wreckage of a Dutch Dakota north of Broome at Beagle Bay that was shot down by the Japanese in 1942. It is the centrepiece in the ‘Dutch Diamond Mystery’, which is now a book.

(iii) At Kalumburu there were a number of bomber wrecks in the scrub that are still visited by tour groups from time to time. I believe that some of these have been recovered in recent years.

All in all, there were quite a few wrecks to see in the remote areas of Australia and I know some are still there today. Many are rightly marked as tributes to the many crews who served and others serve as memorials to those who perished.

Cheers

OZ

thankyou for the detailed info on the aircraft locations
regards vic