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| Date: | Monday 2 October 1944 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 6 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-582 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF Turnbull, Milne Bay -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vivigani Airfield, Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guin |
| Turnbull Airfield, Gili Gili, Papua New Guinea. |
Beaufort A9-582 'FX-R', flown into Turnbull Airfield, Papua New Guinea from Vivigani Airfield, Papua New Guinea, swung to the port off the runway and ground looped when landing and collided with a parked C-47A, 43-30751/VHCHO and a US Navy, JRB-3 Beechcraft, causing substantial damage to all three aircraft.
The 4 Beaufort aircrew, Pilot, FLTLT, C I Forbes; Navigator, FSGT, E A Hummerston; WAG, SGT, T A Clement and WAG, PLTOFF, H H Anscombe and the 2 Passengers, FSGT, A P Rowe and SGT, R G Slack were uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/newsletter/ADF%20Telegraph%202015%20Autumn%20Vers%20Fin.pdf
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127588
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnbull_Field
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RAAF
https://www.goodall.com.au/beech18-production/beech18-part-6.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2021 00:10 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 16:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2023 05:09 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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