ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274250
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| Date: | Thursday 7 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VII |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-147 |
| MSN: | 47 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF, Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia |
| RAF, Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia |
Beaufort A9-147 ground looped and crashed when landing at RAF, Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia during a training mission.
The aircraft suffered substantial damaged but the 4 aircrew, Pilot, PLTOFF, A J Short; Navigator, PLTOFF F E Clarkson; SGT J B Donohue and SGT, T C Smith were uninjured.
Places into storage, and written off 5/46.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127571
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htm
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=7127571&isAv=N
https://www.airforce.gov.au/sites/default/files/minisite/static/7522/RAAFmuseum/research/bases/bairnsdale.htm#:~:text=Another%20Empire%20Air%20Training%20Scheme,end%20of%20World%20War%20II.
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htm
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1612186
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/13s.16114/page-373#post-1543875
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2022 18:30 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 15:40 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 28-Mar-2022 05:47 | redsix1 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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