Accident Bristol Beaufort Mk I A9-52, Friday 26 June 1942
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Date:Friday 26 June 1942
Time:
Type:Bristol Beaufort Mk I
Owner/operator:100 Sqn RAAF
Registration: A9-52
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tapini area, Central -   Papua New Guinea
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Port Moresby
Destination airport:Port Moresby
Narrative:
Crashed after the pilot became disorientated. All four occupants died in the crash.
The wreckage of the plane was discovered in the year 1987. Crash location in rugged terrain, 60 miles northwest of Port Moresby.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20170604162732/http://www.beaufortrestoration.com.au:80/Pages/RestorationChild/Stories/Story_Wings00061987.html
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/A9-52.html#:~:text=Nothing%20further%20was%20heard%20from%20the%20aircraft.%20When,Australian%20Air%20Force%20%28RAAF%29%20Beaufort%20in%20New%20Guinea.

http://www.adf-serials.com.au/indexbak.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Oct-2015 11:56 gerard57 Added
27-Aug-2018 18:03 Nepa Updated [Operator]
12-Feb-2022 10:26 redsix1 Updated [Source]
26-Jun-2023 16:16 Ron Averes Updated

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