B-26 Marauder, Number:40-1480, "Thunderbird", of the 2nd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group, crashed a couple of miles away from Woodstock in north Queensland on 9 March 1943. They had used more fuel than anticipated and had run out of fuel. Private Emil H. Erickson died from head injuries when he fell out of the tail section after the crash. The Pilot was Captain Harry O. Patteson.