ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265019
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Date: | Thursday 26 July 1945 |
Time: | 12:55 |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
Owner/operator: | 93 (Green Ghost) Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A8-123 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | RAAF Labuan Island, North Borneo. -
Malaysia
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAAF Morotai, Morotai Island |
Destination airport: | RAAF Labuan, Labuan Island |
Narrative:Beaufighter A8-123 (93 Sqdn.RAAF) Code: SK-S
One of two aircraft (the other was A8-86) to participate in first 93 Sqn strike; an armed reconnaissance with a rocket attack on a Japanese residency building at Sibu. Minor small arms damage. 26/07/1945
Crew:
P/O (Aus.427953) Kenneth George SHIRLEY (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/Sgt (Aus.438594) Geoffrey William DOUGLAS (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jul-2021 10:20 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
03-Jul-2021 10:22 |
Lelek |
Updated [Date, Total occupants, Operator] |
09-Jun-2022 21:06 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
28-Jun-2023 08:09 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]] |
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