ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264528
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| Date: | Sunday 10 June 1945 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
| Owner/operator: | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A8-177 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Sanga Sanga airstrip, Sanga Sanga Island, province Tawi-Tawi -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Sanga Sanga airstrip |
| RAAF Sanga Sanga airstrip |
Beaufighter A8-177 (31 Sqdn.RAAF)
Badly damaged when pilot overshot Sanga Sanga airstrip on return from an operational flight in support of the Labuan Island Borneo invasion. Approached too fast and high.10/06/1945 at 19:00hrs
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.417387) George Thomas McGRATH (pilot) RAAF - injured
F/O (Aus.41351) Peter Raymond JOBSON (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2021 17:14 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2021 22:24 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2021 11:17 | TB | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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