ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240992
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| Date: | Sunday 21 November 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 31 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-36 |
| MSN: | (ex.T5000) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAAF Wards Airfield, near Port Moresby, Papua -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Wards Airfield, Port Moresby |
| RAAF Wards Airfield, Port Moresby |
Beaufighter Mk.Ic A19-36 (ex.T5000) 31 Sqdn RAAF
Damaged by Japanese fighter and then anti-aircraft fire in lower fuselage and flaps. 21/11/1943
Crew:
F/O (Aus.410322) Kenneth Albert GERDES (pilot) RAAF - Ok
Sgt (Aus.413320) Andrew Kenneth McMILLAN (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufighter/A19-36.html
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
https://acesflyinghigh.wordpress.com/2019/07/13/the-survivors-bristol-beaufighter-the-whispering-death-of-the-pacific-and-beyond/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wards_Airfield
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2020 06:22 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 09-Sep-2020 07:24 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 27-May-2021 11:48 | siczak | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-May-2021 11:49 | siczak | Updated [Damage, Operator] |
| 27-May-2021 11:49 | siczak | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 27-May-2021 11:50 | siczak | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2021 09:24 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
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