ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264108
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| Date: | Sunday 23 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-173 |
| MSN: | (ex.LZ196) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Tadji Airstrip, West Sepik -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Tanji strip, New Guinea |
Beaufighter Mk.X A19-173 (ex.LZ196) 30 Sqdn RAAF
T/o for bomb mission and strafe car park at But West.
On take-off for bombing mission swung, struck aerial of Duty Pilot's Tower at RAAF Tadji airstrip, NG and stalled. Crashed and burnet 23/07/1944
During earlier training on Anson’s this pilot has shown a tendency to try and push on when he should have stopped and on this day he did that with fatal results.
A typical bomb load for this time was 2x226 kg as targets were relatively close range.
Crew:
P/O (Aus.418531) Jack HUTCHENSON (Pilot) RAAF - killed
Sgt (Aus.432458) Roy Alexander WAGNER (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.beaufighter30squadronraaf.com.au/A19-173.html
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2021 15:47 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2023 02:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator]] |
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