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Date: | Monday 12 April 1943 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
Owner/operator: | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A19-11 |
MSN: | ex.T4930 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAAF Wards airstrip, near Port Moresby. -
Papua New Guinea
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAAF Wards, Port Moresby. |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter Mk.Ic A19-11/L (ex.T4930) Major daylight raid by 45 bombers and 60 fighters on Port Moresby NG with 9 bombers concentrating on Wards airstrip. A19-11 was damaged when a Japanese bomb bounced off rear starboard wing before exploding 12.4.1943
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/ http://www.beaufighter30squadronraaf.com.au/s%20bio's.html
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-May-2021 16:43 |
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