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| Date: | Friday 15 June 1945 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-516 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Madang Airfield, Madang -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Madang Airfield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Madang Airfield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
Beaufort A9-516 ground looped when landing at Madang Airfield, Papua New Guinea on 15th June 1945.
The five aircrew, Pilot, FLGOFF, A Woodward; Navigator, FLGOFF, S E Butler; WAG, WOFF, K W Nikon; WT, CPL, A R Mulligan and LAC, B A Corrigan were uninjured.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
Madang Airport - Wikipedia
No. 7 Squadron RAAF - Wikipedia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2021 18:01 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 27-Jun-2023 09:30 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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