ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265505
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| Date: | Sunday 24 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-192 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles north of Brocks Creek, Coomalie, Northern Territory. -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Coomalie Creek, NT |
| RAAF Coomalie Creek |
Beaufighter Mk.X A19-192 (ex.NE232) 31 Sqdn.RAAF (Name: 'Pistol Packin Mama')
Missing on return from escort duty when RAAF Coomalie NT was covered by smoke from bushfires. A19-192 failed to respond to flares, searchlights and radio and the crew bailed out 3 miles north of Brocks Creek NT after running out of fuel, the Navigator was found the next day. 24/09/1944
Crew:
P/O (Aus.426287) Lloyd Francis RITCHIE (pilot) RAAF - killed
W/O (Aus.418028) George Robert WARNER (nav.) RAAF - slightly injured
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
ORB 31 Sqdn RAAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2021 10:22 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 11:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jun-2022 22:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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