ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263498
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| Date: | Sunday 5 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-33 |
| MSN: | (ex.T4997) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Natamo, Borgen Bay, West New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Vivigani strip, Goodenough Island |
Beaufighter Mk.1c A19-33/Q (ex.T4997) 30 Sqdn RAAF
At 08:40 hrs on 5/9/43, six Beaufighters took off from Vivigani strip on Goodenough Island PNG. Their mission was an offensive barge sweep on the New Britain coast from Cape Gloucester to Wilson Point.
Two of the crews were briefed to break formation and carry out strafing runs on the Japanese held Cape Gloucester strip. They would then rejoin the formation at Borgen Bay. These two were A19-138 F/Lt Mike Burrows (Pilot) & F/O Alec Burgoyne (Nav), and A19- 33 F/O Harold Woodruffe (Pilot) & Sgt John Brooks (Nav).
After both aircraft had carried out their strafing runs on the strip, damaging one aircraft. Damaged due to Japanese anti-aircraft fire over Cape Gloucester, New Britain.
A19-33 was seen by accompanying aircraft after leaving the target to be trailing a long intermittent plume of smoke from starboard engine. Both aircraft made it to Borgen Bay. A19-33 was seen it turned inland and crashed into the jungle from 100 feet and large fire was seen burning in the undergrowth. Aircraft crashed at base of hill 2 miles SE of village of Sarke, near Natamo, Borgen Bay.
05/09/1943
Crew:
F/O (Aus.407542) Harold Maurice WOODROFFE (pilot) - killed
F/Sgt (Aus.43250) John Livingstone BROOKS (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.beaufighter30squadronraaf.com.au/1943.html
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 16:44 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2021 22:07 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2021 09:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
| 30-Jun-2023 05:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Country]] |
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