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Beaufort A9-2

Aircraft Model:	DAP Beaufort Mk. V

Manufacturer:	Department of Aircraft Production

Identities:	T9541; A9-2

Units:	No. 100 Squadron, RAAF

24 November 1942

Aircraft force landed in the sea off Cape Vogel after conducting a shipping search.
Pilot: Sgt JOHN ROBERT DUNCAN, RAAF 406777 (Uninjured)
Navigator: F/O JOHN ADRIAN McKAY, RAAF 408607 (Uninjured)
W/AG: Sgt VICTOR JOHN JACOBSEN, RAAF 405912 (Uninjured)
W/AG: Sgt NORMAN BESSELL MANN, RAAF 409271 (Uninjured)

National Archives of Australia [NAA] 1945, Beaufort A9 [Accidents Part 1], A9845, 241.

Pacific Wrecks 2018 DAP Beaufort Mark V Serial Number A9-2. Retrieved 21 September 2018 from <https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/A9-2.html>.

Wilson, S. 1990 Beaufort, Beaufighter and Mosquito in Australian Service. Weston Creek: Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd.

Record updated on 21 September 2018.

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