ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263595
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 30 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-49 |
| MSN: | (ex.T5055) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea near Lae, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Fall River, Milne Bay |
Beaufighter Mk.1c A19-49 (ex.T5055) 30 Sqdn. RAAF
Hit by Japan anti aircraft fire, which set an engine on fire whilst attacking small boats at Lae, New Guinea.
A19-49 was seen by to go into a dive, strike the surface of the sea, rise sharply to 50 to 100 feet with one engine on fire and then dive into the sea approximately 500 yards off the coast.
A19-49 was seen to strike the ocean surface a short distance from the shore then rising up about 30 meters before diving into the sea. The aircraft sank almost immediately with no sign of survivors. 27/10/1942
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.270808) Edward Albert "Ted" JONES (pilot) RAAF -killed
Sgt (Aus.22750 ) Eric Raymond RICHARDSON (nav.) RAAF - killed.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx?page=7
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 September 1942 | A19-49 | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAAF Fall River, Milne Bay | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2021 09:40 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2021 10:30 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2021 21:11 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 26-Nov-2021 01:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2023 19:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator]] |
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