Mount Straloch
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| Mount Straloch | |
|---|---|
  Mount Straloch Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 922 m (3,025 ft) |
| Coordinates | 18°27′30″S 146°17′33″E / 18.4583°S 146.2925°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland, Australia |
Mount Straloch is a mountain on Hinchinbrook Island, off the northeast coast of Queensland, Australia. It rises 922 metres (3,025 ft) out of the Coral Sea.
In 1942, during World War II, an American B-24 Liberator bomber of the United States Army Air Force crashed into a mountain on the island, killing all 12 crewmen on board.[1]
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References
[edit]- ^ Peter Michael & Rory Gibson (2 May 2009). "Air force urged to investigate mystery women on doomed bomber". The Courier Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 6 May 2011.