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| Date: | Tuesday 28 August 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort Mk VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 12 RSU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-689 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Tadji Airfield, West Sepik -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tadji Airfield, West Sepik |
| - |
Beaufort A9-689 collided with Dakota A65-40 and was written off on August 28, 1945 while being taxied at Tadji Airfield by Airman Holyman 401790,
A9-689 was stripped of spares and abandoned at Tadji Airfield when 12 Repair and Service Unit (12 RSU) was disbanded on 31 October 1945 at Tadji airfield.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=7127590&isAv=N
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9g.htm
https://www.ozatwar.com/no12r&s.htm
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/A9-689.html
Tadji Airport (findatwiki.com)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2021 00:46 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 26-Jun-2023 04:23 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 21-May-2024 21:23 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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