ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263379
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Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
Time: | 11:30 |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
Owner/operator: | 5 OTU RAAF |
Registration: | A19-48 |
MSN: | (ex.T5054) |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 8 km north of Newcastle, New South Wales -
Australia
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAAF Williamtown, NSW |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufigher Mk.1c A19-48 (ex.T5054) 5 OTU RAAF
Crashed 8 km north of Newcastle NSW after mid-air collision with A8-21. A19-48 hit underneath A19-21 at 1300 feet when about 5 miles from Williamtown. A19-48 overshot when the leader A19-21 pulled up sharply and was trying to slip back under the leader, instead striking it underneath the starboard engine at 1300 feet, the port wing and part of the tail of A19-48 broke off and the aircraft rolled out of control and crashed.14/02/1945
Crew:
F/Sgt (Aus.430972) Keith Roy SHARP (pilot) RAAF - killed
Sgt (Aus.438807) Geoffrey Edward HOCKING (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/index.php?qname=&qnum=&qdate=1945 https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.a http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm Revision history:
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