ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263610
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-53 |
| MSN: | (ex.T5073) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Poppondetta, Northern. -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Wards, Port Moresby. |
Beaufighter Mk.1c A19-53/Y (ex.T5073) 30 Sqdn RAAF
T/o from RAAF Wards Aerodrome for Participated in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Attacked from behind by two Zeros which stopped the port engine and damaged the starboard. The hydraulics were shot out and the wing and fuselage holed and caught fire but it soon went out. Both crew were wounded. Escorted by other Beaufighters, A19-53 staggered on to belly land in one piece at Poppondette at 10:45 hrs 03/03/1943
Crew:
Sgt (Aus.408640) Graham Ronald "Ron" DOWNING (pilot) RAAF - injured
Sgt (Aus.8186) Daniel Kingsman "Danny" BOX (nav.) RAAF - wounded.
Sources:
https://31squadronassociation.com.au/today/memories/
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 August 1942 | A19-53 | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAAF Richmond, 50 km north-west of Sydney, New South Wales. |  |
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| 30 January 1943 | A19-53 | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAAF Wards airstrip, near Port Moresby. | |
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| 7 September 1943 | A19-53 | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAAF Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Milne Bay | |
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| 30 November 1943 | A19-53 | 30 Sqn RAAF | 2 | Missing off West New Britain | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2021 17:36 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2023 03:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator]] |
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