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| Date: | Saturday 14 August 1943 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VII |
| Owner/operator: | 6 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-101 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 40 miles ESE of Cape St George, Jervis Bay Territory -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Nowra, NSW |
| RAAF Nowra, NSW |
During a convoy patrol and an operational training flight, when practicing a convoy torpedo attack, the starboard airscrew of Beaufort A9-101 struck the sea, tearing off the propeller and gear, causing major engine damage. The aircraft returned safely to RAAF Nowra, New South Wales, Australia. The 4 aircrew, Pilot, FLTSGT R.S.Roberts; Navigator, PLTOFF, R E Whitwell ; WAG, PLTOFF, Neville Hinrichsen and WAG,SGT, B L Kent were uninjured
In 1981 a fishing boat trawled up the propeller and presented it for display at the 'HUSKISSON WALL OF REMEMBRANCE 1943-1946 HONOUR ROLL' New South Wales.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127570
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htm
https://www.faaaa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Slipstream-Vol-3-4A-Aug92.pdf
https://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw.gov.au/content/wall-remembrance-honour-roll-1943-1946-huskisson
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/6710225
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2021 19:20 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 09-Feb-2022 21:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2023 16:16 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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