ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 262965
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Date: | Monday 1 January 1945 |
Time: | 15:50 |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
Owner/operator: | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A8-7 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Molucca Passage a strait lying between Sulawesi and Sangihe. -
Malaysia
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAAF Wama Airstrip, Morotai |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter A8-7: (31 Sqdn RAAF)
Hit by Japanese AA during armed reconnaissance over Celebes and ditched in Molucca Passage. 1.1.1945
Crew:
F/O (Aus.427359) Kenneth William SOUNNESS (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (Aus.433178) Gordon Rayner CANT (nav.) RAAF Ok
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-May-2021 22:37 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
25-May-2021 15:08 |
Koumes |
Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
25-Jun-2021 11:00 |
Okach |
Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
25-Jun-2021 22:22 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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