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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-535 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tadji Airfield, West Sepik -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tadji Airfield, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. |
| Tadji Airfield, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. |
Returning from a anti-shipping strike mission to the Wewak coastal area of Papua New Guinea, the flak damaged Beaufort A9-535 ground looped on landing and collapsed the undercarriage causing substantial damage.
The three aircrew, Pilot, FLGOFF, J R Gregory; Observer, FLTLT, D G Philipps; WAG,FLTLT, T A Linton-Smith; and WAG, FLGOFF, W D McBeen escaped uninjured.
A9-535 being damaged beyond repair was stripped of spares and abandoned at Tadji Airfield in 1944. The wreckage was recovered to Australia in 1974 and used in Museum Beauforts reconstructions.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspxreconstruction?B=7127586
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/beaufortregistry/beaufort-a9-535.html
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C992724
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._100_Squadron_RAAF
https://aeropedia.com.au/content/bristol-152-beaufort/
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/A9-535.html
https://findatwiki.com/Tadji_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2021 22:34 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 17:09 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2023 03:01 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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