ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264878
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| Date: | Sunday 19 August 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
| Owner/operator: | 22 (City of Sydney) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A8-66 |
| MSN: | DU-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAAF Tarakan airstrip, Tarakan Island, Borneo -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Tarakan airstrip |
| RAAF Wama airstrip |
Beaufighter A8-66 (22 Sqdn RAAF) Code: DU-O
T/o for travel flight from Tarakan to Morotai after a forty hourly inspection. Crashed on take-off Tarakan and colliding truck. 19/08/1945 Conversion to components
Crew:
F/O (Aus.432333) Victor Tennyson DONNAN (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (Aus.438972) Leonard Kelmar STEVENS (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Passenger:
LAC (Aus.164272) Denis James HICKS (pass.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2021 09:01 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 09-Jul-2021 20:17 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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