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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-572 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea, 1 mile off the coast from Tadji Airfield, West Sepik -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cape Gloucester Airfield, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Tadji Airfield, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. |
Beaufort A9-572 was on the approach to land at Tadji Airfield, Papua New Guinea after a courier flight from the United States Marine Corps Base at Cape Gloucester Airfield, Papua New Guinea with two passengers Australian Imperial Force, Captain, E. Hourier and USMC, C12th Defense Battalion, Lieutenant, J. Gallagher, when a fire broke in a wing and the port engine stopped, so the pilot chose to ditch the aircraft just of the coast 1 mile from the airfield.
The 4 aircrew, Pilot FLGOFF C McNaughton; Navigator, FLTSGT, L A O'Sullivan; WAG, FLGOFF, F Tolcher and WAG, FSGT, J Slingo and the two passengers took to the dinghy and were subsequently rescued without injury.
Sources:
https://www.radschool.org.au/Books/song%20of%20the%20beauforts.pdf P 157/8)
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9f.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Gloucester_Airport
https://findatwiki.com/Tadji_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._100_Squadron_RAAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2021 23:37 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jun-2023 19:47 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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