ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264647
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Date: | Sunday 25 March 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
Owner/operator: | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A8-31 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | RAAF Wama Airstrip. Morotai Island, Netherlands East Indies. -
Indonesia
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAAF Wama Airstrip, Morotai |
Destination airport: | RAAF Wama airstrip |
Narrative:Beaufighter A8-31 (31 Sqdn RAAF)
Damaged in main spar of starboard wing by Japanese Anti-Aircraft fire whilst strafing at Namelea.
Landing Ok. 25/03/1945 Repaired by Sqn.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.427359) Kenneth Williams SOUNNESS (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (Aus.433178) Gordon Rayner CANT (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/index.php?qname=&qdate=&tdate=&qunit=30+Sqdn http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm Beaufighter production list
ORB 31 Sqdn RAAF
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Jun-2021 11:06 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
27-Jun-2021 11:10 |
Anon. |
Updated [Country, Operator] |
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