1943 Seaspray RAAF incident

1943 incident involving an RAAF plane Seaspray beach, circa 1920-1954.jpg Seaspray beach, circa 1920-1954 27 December 1943 Seaspray, Victoria 38 22 45.7 S 147 11 16.6 E inline,title 7 1 Acquitted The 1943 Seaspray RAAF incident was an incident in Seaspray, Victoria on 27 December 1943LIMBS SEVERED BY TOWING ROPE https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/79273339?searchTerm=%22seaspray%22 8 May 2021 The Central Queensland Herald 28 December 1943 At Seaspray Beach, 22 miles from Sale, yesterday...Victims Of Plane Accident Improve Slightly https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48779520?searchTerm=%22seaspray%22 8 May 2021 The Advertiser 29 December 1943 Although still on the danger list, the man and girl who were injured by a steel cable trailing from an aircraft at Seaspray on Monday...Shocking Beach Accident https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78126701?searchTerm=%22seaspray%22 6 July 2025 Border Watch 30 December 1943 When a 1 4-inch steel cable trailing from an R.A.A.F. plane flying low over Seaspray Beach, about 22 miles from Sale, lashed a crowd of holidaymakers shortly before noon on Monday... involving a Royal Australian Air Force plane that was flying off Seaspray Beach at a low level, towing a drogue target on a wire. After the target was released, the wire failed to wind in, injuring people on the beach.Shocking Accident at Seaspray https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206351446?searchTerm=%22seaspray%22 8 May 2021 The Age 28 December 1943 A target attached by a wire to an R.A.A.F. plane, which was flying at a low level, struck a group of people on the beach. Seven people were injured, including two who had their legs amputated. These were Sale residents Hector Luxford and Noreen Cullen. People with more minor injuries included two children aged 16 and 14 who received injuries from sand propelled into the air.Girl's Legs Severed https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/191829138?searchTerm=%22seaspray%22 8 May 2021 Warwick Daily News 29 December 1943 The pilot involved in this incident, Lindsay White, was almost immediately placed under arrest, being put under constant guard.RAAF PILOT IS UNDER ARREST https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167585810?searchTerm=%22seaspray%22 8 May 2021 The Newcastle Sun 28 December 1943 White was acquitted in a court-martial, saying that apart from feeling a "distinct tug", he was not aware of the injuries caused, and that he did not see the beach.AIRMAN ACQUITTED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144231796?searchTerm=%22seaspray%22%20drogue 8 May 2021 Daily Advertiser 27 January 1944 As for the survivors, Luxford and Cullen received compensation of £3000, however, this was not adequate to pay for the medical care they both required. Cullen, who was only 17 at the time of the incident, spent four months in hospital learning to walk again with prosthetics, and ultimately married Bill Waud in 1948, changing her name to Noreen Waud and having two children.Lucas Rachel Woman reflects on 74 years as a double amputee after accident involving RAAF plane took her legs https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-25/noreen-waud-life-as-double-amputee/9355982 8 May 2021 ABC News 25 January 2018 A plaque has since been installed at the beach where the accident occurred. Noreen Waud died on 3 May 2021.WAUD, Noreen | Death Notices | Daily Telegraph https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/tributes/notice/death-notices/waud-noreen/5695805/ Daily Telegraph 8 May 2021Lucas Rachel Davis Riordan Memorial service planned for Noreen Waud, double amputee who lost her legs in freak accident in 1943 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-04/push-for-seaspray-memorial-to-noreen-waud/100113888 8 May 2021 ABC News 5 May 2021 References Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving military aircraft Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Victoria (state) Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1943 Category:1943 disasters in Australia Category:December 1943 in Australia Category:History of the Royal Australian Air Force