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| Date: | Friday 9 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VII |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-153 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF, Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia |
| RAF, Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia |
Just after lift off and undercarriage retraction during a night take off from RAF, Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, on a training mission, Beaufort A9-153 lost height and crashed back onto the runway and caught fire. The aircraft was written off but the 4 aircrew, Pilot, PLTOFF G F Gadson; SGT, K A Jolly; SGT, J Williams and SGT, M R Laundrey escaped uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htm
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127572
https://www.ozatwar.com/vic65.htm
https://www.ozatwar.com/crashvic.htm
https://www.airforce.gov.au/sites/default/files/minisite/static/7522/RAAFmuseum/research/bases/bairnsdale.htm#:~:text=Another%20Empire%20Air%20Training%20Scheme,end%20of%20World%20War%20II.
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1612186
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2022 18:02 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 15:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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