For longer than man has flown, aircraft have "unintentionally" come back to earth. As you browse through ADF-Serials and read the fate of all the aircraft listed, you will realise just how many crash sites there are in Australia. Some accidents have been no more than a mishap in a hedge, while others have been catastrophic disasters, resulting in a major re-think of how aviation is conducted.

In this contribution to ADF-Serials Grahame Higgs and Jose Cordoba hope to bring you pictures of the sites we have visited and the stories behind the crashes. We will be including some civil aircraft accidents, where we believe the story is particularly interesting. Many aircraft crashes involved the loss of aircrew, so visiting a crash site can be a sensitive issue. Please have regard for the following:

Many crash sites are on private land, don’t go trespassing, ask permission to access the site first. In order to protect private property, our policy is to only give precise locations to bona-fide researchers and historians.

Crash sites are part of our aviation heritage please leave only your footprints, take only your photographs. Specifically we ask please do not remove any wreckage or debris associated with the accident from the site.

The site may be sacred to the memory of a loved one and many incorporate a memorial to this effect. Please treat all crash sites with the respect and dignity they deserve.