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| Date: | Friday 12 November 1943 |
| Time: | 13:56 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VII |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-187 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Gurney Airfield, Milne Bay -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gurney Airfield, (No. 1 Strip, Fall River) Milne Bay Province, Papua New Gui |
| Vivigani Airfield, Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guin |
Beaufort A9-187 suffered an engine failure when taking off from Gurney Airfield, (No. 1 Strip, Fall River) Papua New Guinea during the Squadron transfer to Vivigani Airfield, Papua New Guinea, the take off was aborted but on re-landing the aircraft was ground looped, to avoid hitting native workers on the airstrip. The aircraft suffered substantial damage but the Pilot, FLTSGT, R M Caffin and three aircrew were uninjured.
Sources:
https://www.radschool.org.au/Books/song%20of%20the%20beauforts.pdf
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127573
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htmhttps://www.radschool.org.au/Books/song%20of%20the%20beauforts.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._100_Squadron_RAAF
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivigani_Airfield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurney_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2022 18:48 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 27-Jun-2023 00:40 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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