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| Date: | Friday 2 July 1943 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort VII |
| Owner/operator: | 5 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-126 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Moruya, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Nowra, New South Wales, Australia. |
| RAAF Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia |
During a 5 OTC RAAF navigation training flight from RAAF Nowra, New South Wales to RAAF Mallacoota, Victoria Australia (185 miles South ) Beaufort A9-126 crashed into the Tasman Sea with the loss of its 6 aircrew, Pilot, FLTSGT, M K Simpson; Nav. Instructor, SGT, W B Cameron; Navigator, PLTOFF, S E Carey; W/O, FLTSGT, D J Davies; WAG, FLTSGT, L H Hellewell and WAG, LAC,L N Young.
The aircraft was last observed passing low over Moruya Town, NSW, 70 miles south of RAAF Nowra. Subsequent searches found no trace of the aircraft or aircrew.
Sources:
https://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/nsw62.htm
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127571&S=3&R=0
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/6900369
https://www.ozatwar.com/airfields/mallacootaairfield.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2022 16:13 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Jun-2022 13:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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