ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263653
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Date: | Sunday 4 April 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
Owner/operator: | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A19-8 |
MSN: | (ex.T4927) |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | RAAF Wards airstrip, near Port Moresby. -
Papua New Guinea
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAAF Wards, Port Moresby. |
Destination airport: | RAAF Wards, Port Moresby |
Narrative:Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic A19-8/H (ex.T4927) 30 Sqdn RAAF
Damaged by shrapnel over Lae. Landing on one engine Ok. 04.04.1943
On April 5, 1943 changed airscrew on A19-8 which was damaged by shrapnel yesterday.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.290491) Ross Aubrey LITTLE (pilot) RAAF - Ok
P/O (Aus.3490) Alexander Henry "Alec" SPOONER (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.beaufighter30squadronraaf.com.au/A19-8.html http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Jun-2021 17:30 |
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