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| Date: | Tuesday 9 May 1944 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn Menangle RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-541 |
| 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 A9-541 'NA-V' 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 four aircrew, Pilot, SQNLDR, G B D Roxburgh; Navigator, PLTOFF, R Lomas; WAG, FLTLT, A L C Kerr and WAG, WOFF, R K Jamieson were killed in the crash.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1070919
https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/roxburgh-gilbert-bryce-260656/
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/kerr-alan-leslie-405741/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2021 14:45 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jul-2023 19:41 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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