ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270669
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1945 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 12 RSU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-555 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | Tadji Airfield, West Sepik -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tadji Airfield, West Sepik |
| - |
Operated by 12 Repair & Service Unit, RAAF.
Following routine maintenance, Beaufort A9-555 was attempting to take off for a test flight from Tadji Airfield, Papua New Guinea when it ground looped and crashed and was substantially damaged.
The 5 aircrew, Pilot, FLTLT, A V Holland; Navigator, FLGOFF, E H Anscombe; WAG, FLGOFF, P A Goodwin; WAG, W/O, F L French and Fitter, LAC, J R Williams escaped without injury.
A9-555 being damaged beyond repair was stripped of spares and abandoned at Tadji Airfield in June 1944. The wreckage was recovered from the airfield in 1974 and used in Museum Beauforts reconstructions.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127587
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/beaufortregistry/beaufort-a9-555.html
https://findatwiki.com/Tadji_Airport
https://www.ozatwar.com/no12r&s.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2021 18:46 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 26-Jun-2023 03:51 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 01-Jul-2023 19:59 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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