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| Date: | Sunday 5 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort Mk VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A9-362 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Vivigani Airfield, Goodenough Island -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gurney Field (No. 1 Strip) near Milne Bay |
| Vivigani Field, Goodenough Island |
Beaufort A9-362 : Take-off at 05:20hrs as one of ten on a bombing mission against Gasmata airfield. 05/09/1943
Over the target was damaged by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed during force landing at 08:22 hrs. at base
Beaufort A9-362 was damaged by enemy A.A.fire and ground looped and crashed on force landing at Goodenough due to tyre being shot away. The plane was not repairable and was converted to component parts.
Crew:
F/O Charles Stuart Walsh (Aus.406065) pilot RAAF survived
F/O William Ernest Henry (Aus.403740) nav. RAAF survived
F/O John Campbell Guthrie (Aus.413857) WOp/AG RAAF survived
P/O Jeffrey Ernest Barton (Aus.410216) WOp/AG RAAF survived
Sources:
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/A9-362.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2024 11:07 | Niemann | Added |
| 04-Oct-2024 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Mar-2025 23:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Country, ] |
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