Bakers Creek Air Disaster Traditional Cache
roaminfree: Unfortunately I have had to archive this geocache as I no longer live in the area so can no longer maintain it.
Bakers Creek Air Disaster
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This geocache is located adjacent to the Bruce Highway at Bakers Creek, 8Km South of Mackay. The cache is a small Sistema container containing a logbook, pencil & a few small swaps. This is a walkup geocache however those with a bad back should take care.
The Bakers Creek air crash was an aviation disaster which occurred on 14 June 1943, when a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft crashed shortly after take-off at Bakers Creek, Queensland approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Mackay, killing 40 of the 41 military service personnel on board. One person on board survived. The crash is Australia's worst aviation disaster by death toll and was the worst accident involving a transport aircraft in the south-western Pacific during World War II.
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