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Date: | Sunday 9 May 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
Owner/operator: | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A19-38 |
MSN: | (ex.T5002) |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | reef near Pyramid Point, Port Moresby -
Papua New Guinea
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAAF Wards, Port Moresby. |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter Mk.1 A19-38/U (ex.T5002) 30 Sqdn RAAF
Following starboard engine failure at 1,100 feet over RAAF Wards field. Pilot force landed his aircraft on a reef between Pyramid Point PNG and Local Island in Port Moresby Harbour. 09/05/1943
Crew:
W/Cdr (Aus.94) Brian Reginald WALKER DSO (pilot) RAAF - Ok
Sgt (Aus.24908) William Beauchamp CAMERON (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm http://www.beaufighter30squadronraaf.com.au/A19-38.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Jun-2021 22:16 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
07-Jun-2021 09:50 |
Anon. |
Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
30-Jun-2023 05:30 |
Ron Averes |
Updated |
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