Spitfire at Crocodile Creek

1942 and a RAAF Spitfire out of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia crash landed in crocodile infested mangroves of Western Australia. About as far from civilisation as you can get. This isn't his story. But a tribute to him and the men of the RAAF who almost 20 years ago went to those mangrove swamps and recovered that downed fighter plane.

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• war
• military
• air
• plane
• airplane
• aeroplane
• spitfire
• crocodile
• airforce
• flying
• australia
• outback

[StorytellerMedia]

As I understand it was used as spares on other restoration projects

[TedGreene]

I believe that is a Fresh Water North African Alligator, ethier that or a Juiao Fresh Water Alligator

[StorytellerMedia]

It's an Australian salt water crocodlie. Serious man eaters

[twinstu50]

Love it mate!. As for the faceless/nameless/annonymous/G­UTLESS PC brigade, here's a little wake-up tap for their collective downward-sloped, never carried their own fair weight or put in a decent days work shoulders.

I am Australian. I was born in Sydney, N.S.W. You P.C. dropkicks can just pull yer heads in, none of you mob have the right to dictate how ANYONE refers to the country of my birth, if I don't like whats said, then I'll speak up. Bloody P.C. Galahs!.

[silvanojung]

Where is Crocodile Creek? Did you get an identification for the aircraft? Any human remains? Any archaeological report of the recovery excercise?

[TeckDeckEugene]

Anyone know the song or a theme ???? pls :)

[crayzplatypus]

If that pilot survived the crash it would have been likely he would have been eaten by a croc, I heard that around 1000 Japanese parachuted into N.T during the Darwin bombings but landed in the swamp lands and all the crocs ate them, not sure if that true probably just a story lol

[kineticdeath]

digging through mud, battling crocs and the other wildlife draining the place of water all the pain staking effort well worth it for that is one valuable and precious bird they saved there. Whatever happened to this plane? was it restored, is it on display somewhere?

[nolifemerc]

@Camerameister true the canopy cant lie, og now the next question how did the pilot get out of there.

[nolifemerc]

@Camerameister true the canopy cant lie

[Camerameister]

@gronsta That is a Hurricane at 0:38

[HRMOKeefe]

@StorytellerMedia S Florida and theGlades have a new fast growing population of salt water crocks, the local 'authorities' claim they are very shy, must be with the Chamber of Commerce...between that and the giant anacondas and Boas taking over it looks pretty grim for the old Florida Allligators, especially since Tim Tibow graduated

[Reverseflush]

@baldymer

Haha!

[jonzflicks]

nice vid' but the cockpit close-up is a Hawker Hurricane :-)