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| Date: | Monday 11 January 1943 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VII |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-160 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | RAF Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia |
| RAF Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia |
Returning to RAF, Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, from a training mission, A9-160 ground looped to the starboard when landing, collapsing the undercarriage and causing substantial damage.
The 4 aircrew: Pilot, SGT R H Finlay; Navigator, PLTOFF R W Fox; WAG, SGT C C Baynes and WAG, SGT, W H Flowers
survived the crash with slight injuries.
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htm
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127572
https://www.ozatwar.com/vic69.htm
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1612186
RAF, Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
https://www.ozatwar.com/crashvic.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2022 21:17 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 15:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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