B24-J Liberator Aircraft Wreck site
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Cox Peninsula Map coordinates: GR 638122 on the Darwin 5073 1: 100 000 topographic mapsheet Latitude: 12° 25’ S Longitude: 130° 40’ E E684446 N862505 |
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| Gazettal Date | |
| 4 July 2001 Northern Territory Government Gazette No. G26. |
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| Description | |
| Wreckage of an USA B24J Liberator Bomber which crashed during WWII. | |
| Statement of Heritage Value | |
| The B-24J Liberator Bomber was developed and produced in response to a much needed requirement for the war effort in Europe and the Pacific area. It was one of the most successful heavy bomber designs used during World War II and was used in all theatres of the war with great success.
The remains of the wreck of this B-24J are significant as a tangible reminder of the air war conducted against the Japanese during World War II from Australian soil. It is also a tangible link to the association the 380th Bomb Group had in Australia and the specific role that it played in the war. This wreck is also representative of the aircraft flown by the USAF and RAAF crews and of the personal sacrifice that was made by these men. The significance of this site has been partially acknowledged by ex-servicemen and the community of the Northern Territory with the installation of a plaque and interpretive signage at the site. |
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| Further Reading | |
| Fain, James E. Jr., Bergman, Howard L., Cannon, Grant C. and Riser, Julian A.
The Flying Circus - 380TH Bomb Group, Intelligence Officers of the 380th Bomb Group,
Commanday-Roth Co. New York, NY, 1946, 190 pp. Reprinted 1988
Horton, Glenn R., Jr., and Horton, Gary L. KH King of the Heavies - 380th Bomb Group, 1942-1945. Privately published, 1983, 184 pp. Horton, Glenn R., Jr. BSW The Best in the Southwest - The 380TH Bomb Group in World War II, ISBN 0-9645959-0-7. Mosie Publications, Savage, MN, 1995, 513 pp |
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