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| Date: | Monday 11 June 1945 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort IX |
| Owner/operator: | 9 LASU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-718 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bongao, Island, Province of Tawi-Tawi, -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sanga-Sanga Airfield, Tawi-Tawi Province, Philippines |
| - |
Beaufort A9-718 crashed on Bongao, Island, Philippines, 1 mile South of Sanga-Sanga Airfield, when taking off on a DDT spraying mission. The three crew: Pilot, FLGOFF E A Harps-Burt, Observer, PLTOFF J F Mooney and WOFF J Simmonds were killed in the crash and the aircraft written off.
The Beaufort was built a Mark VIII A9-193 and converted to Beaufort IX (Beaufreighter) and reserialed A9-718 in 1944.
Sources:
http://adf-serials.com.au/2a9h.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=A9-718
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=1074839&S=26&T=P&R=0
https://highgate-rsl.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/AustralianAFC_7_Wing_HB.pdf
List of Royal Australian Air Force independent aircraft flights - Wikipedia
ddt spraying missions ww2 in philippines
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2021 14:47 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 16:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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