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| Date: | Monday 30 July 1945 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VII |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-143 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddy Island, four miles south-east of Paynesville, Victoria, -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAAF East Sale, Victoria, Australia |
| RAAF East Sale, Victoria, Australia |
Beaufort A9-143 was destroyed when it crashed on Waddy Island, during dual flying instruction, 40 miles east of its base at RAAF East Sale, when low flying in the 'Low Flying Area' south of Jervis Bay, Australia, killing the 3 aircrew, Instructor Pilot, FLGOFF, R M Hammond; Pilot, FLGOFF, M M Castle and Navigator, FLTSGT, S T Lloyd.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127571
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htm
https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/castle-melville-maxwell-424966/
https://www.ozatwar.com/vic61.htm
https://glcbc.org.au/proddetail.php?prod=event-past-bristol-beaufort-bomber-A9-143-02-08-17
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=A9-143
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2022 18:08 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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