ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263705
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| Date: | Monday 15 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
| Owner/operator: | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-87 |
| MSN: | (ex.T5264) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Gurney, Milne Bay -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Vivigani strip, Goodenough Island |
| RAAF Gurney, Milney Bay |
Beaufighter Mk.VIc A19-87 (ex.T5264) 30 Sqdn RAAF
This aircraft crash landed at Gurney whilst on a travel flight from Kiriwina via Goodenough Island. 15.5.1944
Swung and ran off the end of Gurney airstrip PNG, undercarriage sheared off. Pilot thought he heard a tyre blow out on take off but was unable to see any damage.15/05/1944
Crew:
F/Sgt (Aus.416014) Theodore Max BOEHM (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/Sgt (Aus.421433) William Edgar MASTERSON (nav.) RAAF - Ok
W/O (Aus.4584) Christopher Neville Erskine WILSON (Signals/pass.) RAAF - Ok
W/O (Aus.2838) Frederick James LYNCH (WOE/pass) RAAF - Ok
F/O (Aus.407468) Murray Edgar TOWILL (pilot/pass.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.beaufighter30squadronraaf.com.au/A19-87.htm
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 March 1943 | A19-87 | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAAF Wards airstrip, near Port Moresby. | |
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| 5 September 1943 | A19-87 | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAAF Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Milne Bay | |
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| 19 September 1943 | A19-87 | 30 (City of Sale) Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAAF Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Milne Bay | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2021 22:42 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2023 00:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator]] |
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