Chronology of World War II
Saturday, October 23
B-24J Makes a Forced Belly Landing
A B-24J Liberator, most probably #42-73120, that had just arrived in Australia via New Caledonia made a forced belly landing in a sugar cane field near Sarina in north Queensland on Saturday October 23, 1943. None of the crew were injured during this forced landing. The belly landing was made at night time after encountering bad weather and running out of fuel.