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| Date: | Friday 2 March 1945 |
| Time: | 16:05 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
| Owner/operator: | 22 (City of Sydney) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A8-101 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF Wama Airstrip. Morotai Island, Netherlands East Indies. -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Wama Airstrip, Morotai |
| RAAF Wama airstrip |
Beaufighter A8-101 (22 Sqdn.RAAF)
A8-45 and A8-101 made landings on return from offensive sweep. Tyre A8-101 failure on landing in Wama airstrip Morotai. Collided with metal matting on the edge of the strip and undercarriadge collapsed. 02/03/1945 converted to components.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.24216) John William CHAMBERLAIN (pilot) RAAF - Ok
???? (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2021 10:32 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
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