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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1943 |
| Time: | 16:25 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VII |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-159 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF East Sale, Victoria, -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAAF East Sale, Victoria, Australia |
| RAAF East Sale, Victoria, Australia |
After landing, following a training mission and when taxiing from the runway, Beaufort A9-159 ran into a ditch causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
The 5 aircrew, Instructor Pilot, FLGOFF, J F Swain; Trainee Pilot, SGT, W McQueen; Navigator, SGT J J Godfrey; WAG, J A Silcock and WAG, SGT, H R Boys were 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/vic68.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Base_East_Sale
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1612186
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2022 18:43 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 15:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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