Accident Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 A8-19, Friday 22 December 1944
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Date:Friday 22 December 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21
Owner/operator:31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF
Registration: A8-19
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAAF Wama Airstrip. Morotai Island, Netherlands East Indies. -   Indonesia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAAF Wama Airstrip, Morotai
Destination airport:RAAF Wama airstrip
Narrative:
Beaufighter A8-19 (31 Sqdn.RAAF)
Crashed landed in Wama airstrip Morotai. Undercarriage collapsed on landing. 22/12/1944
Conversion to components.
Crew: ???? RAAF - Ok


Sources:

http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm
ORB 31 Sqdn RAAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jun-2021 10:43 Nepa Added [Operator, ]
30-Jul-2021 20:58 DB Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]

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