ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265064
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| Date: | Friday 30 March 1945 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TT Mk 21 |
| Owner/operator: | 22 (City of Sydney) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A8-115 |
| 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 |
| RAAF Pitoe Airstrip, Morotai |
Beaufighter A8-115 (22 Sqdn.RAAF)
Damaged in both engines and port mainplane by enemy action 07:30hrs Liang Strip Amboina Island, Netherlands East Indies;
Pilot W/O Hart was wounded in both legs and the Nav F/O Wilson helped to control A8-115 during the 563km return flight which ended with a perfect landing. 30/03/1945 at 09:15 hrs
Crew:
W/O (Aus.415653) William John HART (pilot) RAAF - injured
F/O (Aus.431158) David Boyd WILSON (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2021 18:05 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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