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| Date: | Friday 1 June 1945 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 6 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-547 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dobodura Airfield #4 (Horanda), Northern -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dobodura Airfield 4, Northern |
| Dobodura Airfield 4, Northern |
Beaufort A9-547 forced landed, crashed, burned and written off when landing back at Horanda Airfield 4, (Dobodura 4), Oro Province Papua New Guinea on 1st June 1945.
The four aircrew, Pilot, FSGT, J K Taylor; FSGT, D S Fletcher; FSGT, J H Robins and FSGT, W K McDougall escaped with slight injuries.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127587
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
hhttps://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/A9-547.htmlttp://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
https://pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/horanda/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RAAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2021 15:13 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 16:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2023 03:14 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 27-Jun-2023 19:10 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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