ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263580
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| Date: | Saturday 21 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-63 |
| MSN: | (ex.T5075) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - sea near Taberfane Seaplane Base in the Aru Islands. -
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Coomalie Creek, NT |
Beafighter Mk.1c A19-63 (ex.T5075) 31 Sqdn.RAAF
Beaufighter A19-47 Collided with Beaufighter A19-63 while attacking a Japanese floatplane near Taberfane and both aircraft crashed into the sea. 21/08/1943
Took off one of seven Beaufighters on a strike mission against Taberfane Seaplane Base in the Aru Islands (Aroe). During the strike, Beaufighter A19-63 and Beaufighter A19-47 made a converging attack, diving from 2,500' on a biplane type floatplane (F1M2 Pete) which had just become airborne. The starboard wing of A19-63 collided with the port wing of Beaufighter A19-47. Both wings broke off and engines caught fire, with both aircraft crashing into the sea in flames approximately 3,000' to 4,000' off Taberfane.
Crew:
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.406858) Vivian Charles LEITHHEAD (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/O (Aus.41326) Robert Stanley GRAVES (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2021 18:19 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 26-Nov-2021 00:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
| 10-Jun-2022 16:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Damage, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2023 21:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Damage, Operator]] |
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