ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264934
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| Date: | Friday 7 September 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
| Owner/operator: | 93 (Green Ghost) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A8-135 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF Labuan Island, North Borneo -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Balikpapan airfield |
| RAAF Labuan, Labuan Island |
Beaufighter A8-92 (93 Sqdn.RAAF) Code: SK-J, Nose 'Miss Lornace'
Travel flight from Balikpapan, cross wind landing south-eastern end of Labuan strip, port under-carriage collapsed. 07/09/1945
Crew:
W/O (Aus.38040) John LESSELS (pilot) RAAF - Ok
Sgt (Aus.443271) Kenneth Raymond ROWLING (nav.) RAAF - Ok
passengers:
W/Cdr (Aus. O19119) George SEAMAN (pass) RAAF - Ok
W/Cdr (Aus. 261711) Robert John WITHYCOMBE (pass.) RAAF - Ok
W/O (Aus.22933) Roy Robert ROBERTSON (pass.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm
Images:
Do not know donor, found photo in Moorabbin Aircraft Museum archive during a cataloguing operation.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2021 21:52 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 02-Jul-2021 10:28 | Lelek | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jul-2021 21:12 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 21:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Jun-2023 06:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
| 19-Feb-2024 09:00 | Bob Stevens | Updated [Registration, Photo] |
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