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Beaufort A9-228 historical sign at Eskdale Tourist Information Building
The sign reads: "Beaufort Bomber Air Crash – Just weeks before the end of World War II, a crew of four flying the Beaufort Bomber A9-228 on a routine training exercise from Mount Gambier to Sale veered off course and crashed on Mount Tawonga, behind Eskdale, on Monday 4 June 1945. The search was difficult due to weather conditions and differing witness statements. Five days after the aircraft went missing, the RAAF called off the aerial search. Local volunteers continued and eight weeks later, Leo Hewitt, George Jones and lan Larsen stumbled across fragments of the wrecked aircraft. Their discovery gave some peace to the families of Flying Officer Don Flavel, Flying Officer Bob Clayton, Flying Officer Fred Wallace [sic Wallis] and Fight Sergeant Loyd Sims. The location of the wreckage is known to a number of local residents who still bush walk to the site from time to time. –towngtourism"
Credit: Daniel Leahy Date: February 26, 2017
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