ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240933
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| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk XIc |
| Owner/operator: | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-144 |
| MSN: | DAP324 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Drysdale airfield, Kalumburu, Western Australia. -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Drysdale airfield, WA |
| Drysdale airfield |
Beaufighter A19-144 (ex.JM135) out a wheels up landing along side the runway at Drysdale Airfield on 3rd October 1943, when returning from a mission over Timor, north of Australia. The four crew escaped without injury. The aircraft was repaired and returned to 31 Sqdn in December 1943
Crew:
P/O (Aus.O6130) Donald Dunfoy McCORD (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/Sgt (Aus.????) John T. CHILDS (nav.) RAAF - Ok
F/O (Aus.413836) Patrick Claude DELANEY (Navigator under instruction) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
2.https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufighter/A19-144.html
3.https://beaufighter/A19-144/beaufighter-a19-144.html
Images:
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2020 06:21 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 06-Sep-2020 18:25 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 26-Dec-2020 21:13 | Dr.Roup | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-May-2021 22:27 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, Operator] |
| 24-May-2021 09:42 | Xindel XXL | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-May-2021 17:16 | MiG15 | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 09:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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