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| Date: | Wednesday 8 September 1943 |
| Time: | 10:05 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VII |
| Owner/operator: | 6 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-113 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Nowra, New South Wales, -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Nowra, New South Wales, Australia. |
| RAAF Nowra, New South Wales, Australia. |
A9-113 was on the approach to land at RAAF Nowra, New South Wales, Australia when the port engine failed and the aircraft crash landed and was destroyed adjacent to the airfield.
The 10 aircrew and passengers Pilot, FLTLT, J S Mercer; FLTLT E D Suter; PLTOFF, A D Buchanan; FSGT, P J Clisdell; FLGOFF, D R Shetcliffe; W/O, R N Dunn; SGT, A J Mainwaring; FLGOFF, S E Hassell; LAC, K M Owen and LAC, L R Limon, all survived the crash with various levels of injury.
Sources:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127570
https://www.faaaa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Other-Accident-Records-31Jan15.pdf
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a9b.htm
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/6710225
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2021 23:18 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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