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| Date: | Wednesday 13 December 1944 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 6 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-531 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Milne Bay -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| Vivigani Airfield, Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guin |
Beaufort A9-531, suffering from undercarriage problems, carried out a belly landing at Vivigani Airfield, Papua New Guinea.
The three aircrew, Pilot, FLGOFF, B A Chapman; Observer, W/O, C H Cameron and WAG, FSGT, S T Wade were uninjured.
The aircraft was stripped of spares and scrapped in January 1945.
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127586
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/index.html
No. 6 Squadron RAAF - Wikipedia
Vivigani Airfield | Military Wiki | Fandom
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2021 16:04 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 17:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2023 00:13 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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