ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 262967
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| Date: | Monday 12 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
| Owner/operator: | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A8-8 |
| MSN: | EH-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea 15 nautical miles off Gela Point Morotai. -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Wama Airstrip, Morotai |
Beaufigter A8-8: (31 Sqdn RAAF) Return from training attack mission.
Swung violently, lost height and crashed into sea 15 Nautical miles off Gela Point Morotai when returning from bombing, gunnery and single engine practice flight. 12/02/1945
Slightly Injured pilot , picked up by USAAF rescue boat,
Crew:
W/O (Aus.415303) Richard Frank CHIFFINGS (pilot) RAAF - Slightly Injured,
Sgt (Aus.438622) Eric Austin FROST (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=A8-8
https://31squadronassociation.com.au/archives/beaufighter/
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 1945 | A8-89 | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAAF Croydon airstrip, Tarakan, Borneo. |  |
sub |
| 3 August 1945 | A8-87 | 93 (Green Ghost) Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAAF Wama, Morotai Island, Netherlands East Indies. | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2021 22:51 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 23-May-2021 10:37 | Fanda | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2021 11:12 | Okach | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2021 22:18 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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