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| Date: | Thursday 22 July 1943 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VII |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-158 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF East Sale, Victoria, -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAAF East Sale, Victoria, Australia |
| RAAF East Sale, Victoria, Australia |
As Beaufort A9-158 lifted off from RAAF East Sale, Victoria, Australia, on a night mission, the port tyre burst, so the pilot aborted the take off and belly landed the aircraft back onto the runway.
Substantial damage was caused to the aircraft but the three aircrew, Pilot, FLTLT, R M Green: FLTSGT, H R Stockley and FLTLT N.T. Badger survived crash without injury.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127572
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htm
https://www.ozatwar.com/vic67.htm
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1612186
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Base_East_Sale
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2022 17:41 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 15:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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