ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265966
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| Date: | Sunday 27 February 1944 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A19-165 |
| MSN: | (ex.LX989) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile N of Batchelor Road and 1 mile W North South Darwin Road, NT. -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Coomalie Creek, NT |
| RAAF Coomalie Creek, NT |
Beaufighter Mk.X A19-165 (ex.LX989) 31 Sqdn RAAF
Beaufighter A19-165 was the first received by 31 Sqdn with feathering propellers.
Took off at 17:21 hrs from RAAF Coomalie on a test flight and circled the airstrip at low altitude when it suffered dual engine failure. Pilot attempted a bellylanding but struck trees and burnt. The navigator F/Sgt Smith was killed in the fuselage and the pilot S/Ldr Gordon was thrown clear but died two and half hours later in hospital. Gordon, being an pilot Beaufighter ace had a tally of eight japan aircraft, and two damaged, in aerial combat, to add to the many destroyed on the ground. 27/02/1944 at 17:00 hrs.
Crew:
S/Ldr (Aus.485) Reginald Lloyd "Butch" GORDON DFC & Bar (pilot) RAAF - he died of injuries
F/Sgt (Aus.409803) Kenneth Albert SMITH (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a19.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2021 10:44 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 09:04 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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