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| Date: | Friday 29 December 1944 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-176 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF East Sale, Victoria, -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF East Sale, Victoria, Australia |
| - |
Beaufort A9-176 crashed into a lake bed and burst into flames, immediately after take off from RAAF East Sale, Victoria, Australia for a training mission to practice single engine flying.
The Instructor Pilot, FLGOFF, F.E. Keach, and Pupil Pilot, PLTOFF R.S. Roberts were both killed in the crash and WAG, FSGT D.L. Jones survived with slight burn injuries.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=677076
https://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/vic90.htm
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Base_East_Sale
hthttp://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=38622tp://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=A9-176
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2021 19:31 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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