Date:	Monday 30 April 1945
Time:	c.
Type:	Bristol Beaufort Mk VIII
Owner/operator:	100 Sqn RAAF
Registration:	A9-559
MSN:	-
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Tadji Airfield, West Sepik -   Papua New Guinea
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Tadji Airfield, Sandaun Province,
Destination airport:

Narrative:
On the 30th April 1945, Australian built Beaufort A9-559 'QH-F', crashed on take off from its base at Tadji Airfield, Papua New Guinea and was substantially damaged. The aircraft was subsequently issued to 12 RSU (Repair Salvage Unit) at Tadji Airfield for spares recovery.
The fuselage section of A9-559 was recovered to Australia in 1974 and subsequently shipped to the UK in 1991 and used in the restoration of Beaufort DD931 for display in the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK.

1.https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/A9-559.html
2.http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
3.https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/1994-1345-A-Beaufort-VIII-DD931.pdf
4.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._100_Squadron_RAAFttps://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/DD931
5.https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/DD931.html
https://pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/tadji/index.html

Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010

Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Nov-2021 19:17	Peter Clarke	Added
25-Nov-2021 19:18	Peter Clarke	Updated [Photo, ]
07-Feb-2022 19:45	Nepa	Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Operator, ]
07-Feb-2022 19:46	Nepa	Updated [Cn, Operator, Operator, ]
07-Feb-2022 19:47	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Operator, ]
26-Jun-2023 04:22	Ron Averes	Updated