ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263399
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| Date: | Thursday 27 May 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-24 |
| MSN: | (ex.T4976) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Lae airfield, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Wards, Port Moresby. |
Beaufighter Mk.1c A19-24 (ex.T4976) 30 Sqdn RAAF
Shot down by Japanese anti-aircraft fire whilst strafing and crashed north-eastern end of Lae airstrip, NG. 27/05/1943
The Beaufighters followed their usual tactics that morning by flying right down on the deck along the Markham Valley, lifting up to perhaps a thousand feet just before we reached the target, then nose down and open fire at the ground target, after which we would get down on the deck and streak out to sea. ‘Grumpy’ was hit just after he had started his descent on the target and about when he had started to fire his cannons and machine guns. He was leading our flight of three pairs, and was on my port side and slightly ahead. I caught a brief glimpse of his aircraft crashing into the ground after it was hit.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.563) Edward Dalkeith EDDISON (pilot) RAAF - killed
Sgt (Aus.11321) Robert Maxwell ALLOTT (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
Beaufighter production list
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 March 1943 | A19-24 | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF | 0 | Bismarck Sea | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2021 11:54 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 30-May-2021 11:58 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2021 20:19 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2023 16:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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