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| Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
| Owner/operator: | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A8-24 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF North Pitoe Airstrip. Morotai Island, Netherlands East Indies. -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Wama Airstrip, Morotai |
| RAAF Pitoe airstrip |
Beaufighter A8-24 (31 Sqdn.RAAF) Code EH-? Nose: tigers head.
Damaged by anti-aircraft fire over Tondano and crashed on single engine cross wind landing Morotai.14/02/1945 Conversion to components
Crew:
F/O (Aus.420868) Thomas William ELLIS (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (O5870) Eric Barrington COLEMAN (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2021 16:42 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 30-Jul-2021 22:07 | Koreckt | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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