Incident Bristol Beaufort VII A9-110, Friday 30 July 1943
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Date:Friday 30 July 1943
Time:11:00
Type:Bristol Beaufort VII
Owner/operator:6 OTU RAAF
Registration: A9-110
MSN: -
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:at sea, South of Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAAF Nowra, New South Wales, Australia.
Destination airport:RAAF Nowra, New South Wales, Australia.
Narrative:
A9-110 was slightly damaged when its port propeller hit the sea when low flying in the 'Low Flying Area' south of Jervis Bay, Australia.
The aircraft and the 4 aircrew Pilot, PLTOFF, E H Wheatley; PLTOFF, J W Kennedy; PLTOFF, F K Loughlin and SGT, C J Dowling safely returned and landed back at base.

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/timeContributorUpdates
26-Dec-2021 19:09 Peter Clarke Added
07-Feb-2022 19:52 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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