ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147718
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| Date: | Sunday 21 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
| Owner/operator: | 5 ARD RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-113 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | on Durrie Station in south west Queensland -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Gorrie, NT |
| RAAF Wagga Wagga, NSW |
Beaufighter Mk.VIc A19-113 (ex.JL584) 5 ARD RAAF
Was allotted to 5 ARD and whilst on ferry flight south crashed and burnt at Durrie Station Innamincka, SA. 20/05/1944
Crew:
P/O (Aus.43412) Harrold Percy KELLY (pilot) RAAF - Ok
P/O (170.891) Gordon Cyril HUGGARD (2.pilot) RAF - Ok
Passengers:
F/O APPLETON (pilot/pass.) RAF - Ok
F/O COLEMAN (pilot/pass.) RAAF - Ok
On 21 May 1944, RAAF Beaufighter A19-113 crashed after dark on Durrie Station in south west Queensland (between Durrie and Betoota). The plane caught on fire and the pilot, navigator and two RAF spitfire pilots who were hitching a ride, baled out.
The pilot was P/O Huggard RAF, the navigator was P/O Harrold Kelly and the two passengers were F/O Appleton RAF and F/O Coleman RAAF. After they baled out, they all eventually made it to Durrie Station where the alarm was raised by pedal radio. Personnel from 15 OBU at Charleville took part in the search for the missing crew members. They were all picked up by a Lockheed Ventura that landed on a temporary strip at the station.
Their flight was from Gorrie airfield near Katherine, Northern Territory to Wagga Wagga in NSW. They were to fly to Cloncurry the first night, but due to heavy storms, Cloncurry was out and so was Longreach. They had just done a left turn to skirt the storms to fly to Charleville when the port engine caught fire, hence the order to bail out.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a19.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2012 03:16 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Aug-2012 03:21 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 24-May-2021 18:06 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Jul-2021 11:04 | Jouda | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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