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| Date: | Thursday 18 March 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort V |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-17 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF East Sale, Victoria, -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAAF East Sale, Victoria, Australia |
A9-17 ground looped and was substantially damaged during a force landing following an engine explosion in flight.
The four aircrew, Pilot F/O A.F. Gillespie; P/O J.W. Hall; Sgt. F. Edwards and Sgt. G.K. Bennewith survived the crash.
The Australian built Beaufort V, A9-17 (RAF Serial No. T9556) was subsequently repaired and rebuilt as Mk. IX RAAF Serial No. A9-702.
The aircraft was written off when it crashed on take off from Lae Airfield, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 26th February 1945.
Sources:
https://www.ozatwar.com/vic27.htm
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9a.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1_Operational_Training_Unit_RAAF
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Base_East_Salehttp://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9h.htm
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9h.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2021 01:09 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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