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| Date: | Thursday 13 January 1944 |
| Time: | c. |
| 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: | RAAF Nowra, New South Wales -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Nowra, NSW |
| RAAF Nowra, NSW |
Returning to RAAF Nowra, New South Wales, Australia from a night flying exercise A9-101 veered off the runway to starboard when landing, ground looped and collapsed the starboard undercarriage causing substantial damage.
The 4 aircrew Pilot, FSGT, D V Tunbridge; Navigator, FSGT, J D Richards; WAG, FSGT C Watson and WAG, SGT, Zent were uninjured.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127570
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htm
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 23:01 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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