ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265127
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Date: | Wednesday 14 March 1945 |
Time: | 14:30 |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
Owner/operator: | 22 (City of Sydney) Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A8-138 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | RAAF Wama Airstrip. Morotai Island, Netherlands East Indies. -
Indonesia
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAAF Wama Airstrip, Morotai |
Destination airport: | RAAF Wama airstrip |
Narrative:Beaufighter A8-138 (22 Sqdn.RAAF)
Damaged by bomb splinters when bomb prematurely exploded, flew 350 nautical miles to base on one engine at an average speed of 130 knots, tail wheel deflated, flaps shot out.
Landing in RAAF Wama at 14:30 hrs.14/03/1945
Crew:
F/O (Aus.432894) Richard Patrick SCOTT (pilot) RAAF - Ok
???? (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Jul-2021 17:05 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
05-Jul-2021 17:29 |
Anon. |
Updated [Registration, Operator] |
09-Jul-2021 10:38 |
Anon. |
Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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