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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn (Menangle) RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-564 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Pell Field, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pell Airfield, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Pell Airfield, Northern Territory, Australia |
When landing back at Pell Airfield, Northern Territory, Australia following a test flight Beaufort A9-564 swung off the runway collapsing the undercarriage and causing substantial damage.
The 3 aircrew, Pilot, FLGOFF, R Johnson; WOFF, SGT, M R Tipping and Radar Mech, LAC, M C McGinn escaped uninjured.
The aircraft being damaged beyond repair was stripped of spares and scrapped.
Sources:
hhttps://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127587ttp://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pell_Airfield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RAAF#World_War_II
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2021 20:41 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 12:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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