ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263006
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| Date: | Monday 30 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 31 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-69 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 East Timor
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Coomalie Creek, Northern Territory |
Beaufighter A19-69 crashed/missing 1942-11-30
Members of the 2/2 and 2/4 Independent Companies, who had remained on Timor fighting a guerrilla war against the Japanese, were in contact with Australia by radio and were regularly supplied with ammunition and equipment by air or motor launch. By November 1942, they had been in action on an enemy-held island for some nine months, so it was decided to relieve them. The corvettes HMAS Armidale and HMAS Castlemaine and a patrol boat HMAS Kuru were despatched to arrive at Betano on the night of 30 November. During the morning of that day, Japanese bombers attacked the ships and continued to do so at intervals throughout the day.
Following a call for assistance from the ships, six Beaufighters arrived to provide cover, driving off eight bombers and six fighters. The Kuru arrived at Betano but, finding no troops there, took aboard seventy-seven Portuguese civilians. The other two ships arrived and likewise received no reply to their signals. The next morning, the Kuru transferred the civilians to the Castlemaine then went out in search of a missing Beaufighter. Morrison and Forrest, who had been providing cover for the convoy in A19-69, were posted missing. A main wheel was later found washed up on the coast. During the afternoon, the Armidale and Kuru were again attacked by bombers, the Armidale being torpedoed and sunk.
Crew:
P/O (Aus.407723) Maurice James MORRISON ((pilot) RAAF - killed
Sgt (Aus.31095) Allan Frederick FORREST (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=A19-69
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/263006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2021 11:16 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 24-May-2021 16:55 | Yelush | Updated [Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Mar-2022 07:27 | redsix1 | Updated [Country, Source] |
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