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| Date: | Tuesday 25 May 1943 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VII |
| Owner/operator: | BTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-115 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea 10 miles off Jervis Bay, New South Wales -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Nowra, NSW |
| RAAF Nowra, NSW |
Beaufort A9-115 from the Base Torpedo Unit (BTU), RAAF Nowra, crashed into the Tasman sea 10 miles off Jervis Bay, New South Wales while practicing low level torpedo attacks, killing Pilot, SGT, G W Parker; Navigator, W/O, I B Watson; and WAG, SGT, J Evans and seriously injuring WAG, SGT, J Perrin.
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htm
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127570&S=43&R=0
https://www.faaaa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Other-Accident-Records-31Jan15.pdf
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Nowra.htm#.Ycs14WDP2M8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=A9-115
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2021 17:10 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Jun-2022 06:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jun-2022 13:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-May-2024 21:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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