ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263648
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| Date: | Friday 18 September 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-4 |
| MSN: | (ex.T4923) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAAF Wards airstrip, near Port Moresby. -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Vivigani strip, Goodenough Island |
| RAAF Wards, Port Moresby |
Beaufighter Mk.Ic A19-4/D (ex.T4923) 30 Sqdn RAAF
Hit in rear fuselage, tail, exhaust pipe and cabin, suffered by Japan anti-aircraft fire.
Aircraft landed wheels-up at Wards airstrip Port Moresby. 18.08.1942
Crew:
W/Cdr (Aus.94) Brian Reginald WALKER DSO (pilot) RAAF - OK
P/O (Aus.263498) John William MASON (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx?page=7
http://www.beaufighter30squadronraaf.com.au/A19-2.html
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 November 1944 | A19-4 | 5 OTU RAAF | 3 | Tasman sea near RAAF Williamtown, New South Wales |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2021 11:06 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2021 11:08 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator] |
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