ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264945
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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 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
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 A8-101 (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 |
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