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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-52 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tapini area, Central -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby |
| Port Moresby |
Crashed after the pilot became disorientated. All four occupants died in the crash.
The wreckage of the plane was discovered in the year 1987. Crash location in rugged terrain, 60 miles northwest of Port Moresby.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170604162732/http://www.beaufortrestoration.com.au:80/Pages/RestorationChild/Stories/Story_Wings00061987.html
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/A9-52.html#:~:text=Nothing%20further%20was%20heard%20from%20the%20aircraft.%20When,Australian%20Air%20Force%20%28RAAF%29%20Beaufort%20in%20New%20Guinea.
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/indexbak.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2015 11:56 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Aug-2018 18:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Feb-2022 10:26 | redsix1 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Jun-2023 16:16 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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