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Thanks. I think the 30 were classified as actual USAAF airfields, their main bases, or something like that. Cheers.

During WW2, the USAAF had about 30 airfields in Australia to help protect Australia & to prosecute the war in the Pacific. Scores of USAAF aircraft crashed in Australia during the war, with consequential deaths & injuries. In this video we look at the top 8 deadliest crashes.

Thanks Bernie for your Like. And thanks Moneybox for your comment - I think you hit the nail on the head about landing while still with some power/energy; better a controlled forced landing than an uncontrolled full-on crash. Cheers.

In August 2025, a Piper PA-28 Cherokee, with a student & instructor on board, made a forced landing onto a golf course. The aircraft crashed heavily, but did not hit anyone or anything on the ground. There was no post-crash fire, & the occupants were very lucky to walk away largely uninjured. With the benefit of hindsight, they maybe lost valuable time communicating with ATC & initially aiming for another far-away golf course, which maybe prevented a safer landing in an open space or on one of the many beaches. What would you have done? Hope you like. Cheers.

Rose Bay, in magnificent Sydney Harbour, Australia, was the world’s last flying-boat base. Come re-live this golden-age of aviation history, based on a new book produced with the present-day Sydney Seaplanes. Hope you enjoy.

In 1985 USA super-star Ricky Nelson’s WW2 DC-3 crashed & burned after blinding smoke filled the cockpit. The 2 pilots escaped, but all the passengers - Nelson, his fiancee & 5 band members - died in the burning aircraft. Nowadays there is an Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS) which allows pilots to see their basic instruments through the smoke. In this video we discuss both the crash & EVAS. Hope you find this interesting.

Yeah, follow is a good word. Solve? Yeah, guilt, liability, compensation etc etc. Cheers

I have always thought the following. Rules for flying are serious because flying is so unforgiving. They are there to help prevent killing people in aircraft and on the ground, to penalise those who do not obey, and to help solve legal issues after accidents. Cheers.

Note: In the video above, VMC on the 1st slide and IFR on the 2nd slide should both read VFR.

On 15 Jul 2025 in Australia, a Beechcraft Debonair crashed & the pilot died, after flying VFR into IMC. This all too frequent situation was particularly shocking because the pilot was not qualified for cross-country or instrument flying, & in worsening weather & rising terrain he passed by 2 airports just moments before the crash.

What on earth caused a Cessna Citation business jet to return to its departure airport 10 minutes later, & then crash & burn on late final, killing all on board, including a family of 4. We won’t know the answer until the NTSB investigates, but considering the possibilities provides some early useful re-inforcing of safety lessons.

An Australian-built Bristol Beaufort fighter-bomber, with a crew of 4, disappeared in the jungle of Papua New Guinea in 1943 while on a bombing raid. It was not found until 2022 & finally identified in 2025. Come see how all this came about. Hope you like. Cheers.

Come see how British Beryl Markham, in 1936, became the 1st woman to fly the Atlantic east to west, & the 1st person to fly solo from the UK to North America. Enjoy a range of vintage aircraft in MSFS flown by her. Hope you like. Cheers.

Come challenge yourself to land & take-off from 8 bush strips, while enjoying the sights in between the strips, in the UNESCO World Heritage Area of Milford Sound, New Zealand. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

The Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is probably the world’s greatest aeromedical service. Come learn a bit more about it, & its aircraft, & see some of the remarkable places it flies into & out of. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.