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| Date: | Tuesday 9 May 1944 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn Menangle RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-509 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Penfoei Airfield, Koepang, Timor. -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gould Airfield, Batchelor, Northern Territory, Australia |
| - |
Beaufort A9-509 'NA-K' was shot down by anti aircraft fire during an attack by 6 Beauforts on Japanese army barracks at Penfoei, West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
The aircraft crashed at the east end of Penfoei Airfield killing Observer, FLTSGT, W D Sandwell and WAG, WOFF, F E Keon. The aircraft's pilot, FLTSGT, T Wallace and WAG, FLTSGT W J Hamilton parachuted from the aircraft but Hamilton was killed and Wallace being badly burned died of his injuries the following day on10th May 1944.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1069817
https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/646096
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=A9-509
https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/wallace-terence-415703/
https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/wallace-terence-415703/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2021 14:44 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 17:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jul-2023 19:40 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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