ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264826
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Date: | Thursday 15 March 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
Owner/operator: | 22 (City of Sydney) Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A8-46 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | RAAF Wama Airstrip, Morotai Island, Netherlands East Indies. -
Indonesia
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAAF Wama Airstrip, Morotai |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter A8-46 (22 Sqdn.RAAF)
Damaged when aircraft swung violently on take-off and port wing struck obstacle on the edge of Wama airstrip Morotai. 15/03/1945 Repaired in Sqn.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.403995) John ASHTON (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (Aus.439329) William Robert SPARKES (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
https://22squadronassociation.com.au/archives/22-squadron-operational-log/ http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Jun-2021 10:06 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
09-Jul-2021 18:04 |
Anon. |
Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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