ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263954
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Date: | Friday 21 July 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk XIc |
Owner/operator: | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A19-143 |
MSN: | (ex.JM134) |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAAF Pell Field, Northern Territory. -
Australia
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | RAAF Pell Field, NT |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter A19-143 (ex.JM134) 31 Sqdn RAAF
Crashed on take off from Pell Field NT on its second flight after a double engine change. Ferry flight but starboard engine failed.21/07/44
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.400400) Archie Campbell THOMPSON (pilot) RAAF - killed.
F/Sgt (Aus.424412) Ian HICKSON (nav.) RAAF - seriously injured,
Passenger:
F/O (Aus.401862) David Bryan Frith STRACHAN (pilot) RAAF - slightly injured.
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm ORB 31 Sqdn RAAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
25 December 1943 |
A19-143 |
31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
0 |
RAAF Coomalie Creek, Northern Territory. |
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Jun-2021 17:11 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
13-Jul-2021 09:01 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
23-Jul-2021 09:29 |
Tu104 |
Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
07-Jun-2022 12:44 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
09-Jun-2022 10:57 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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