Forced landing of a Beaufort, 9 miles south of East Sale, Victoria on 8 May 1944

FORCED LANDING OF A BEAUFORT
9 MILES SOUTH OF EAST SALE, VIC
ON 8 MAY 1944

DAP Bristol Beaufort A9-579

On 8 May 1944, DAP Bristol Beaufort A9-579 of No. 1 Operational Training Unit, 1 OTU RAAF, made a forced landing in a paddock 9 miles south of East Sale in Victoria during a test flight. It was converted to components in December 1945. The crew of four were all uninjured as follows:-

F/Sgt. Vessey Thomas John Warren (411974) - pilot
F/Sgt Edwin Frederick Smith (411967) - crew
LAC James Lindsay Low (52290) - crew
LAC Edward Albert Gately (50090) - crew

REFERENCES

ADF Serials RAAF A9 DAP Bristol Beaufort

Beaufort A9-579, AviationHeritage.org

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thanks Juanita Franzi for her assistance with this web page by providing a profile for this aircraft.

I'd also like to thank Daniel Leahy for providing details of the crew involved in this crash.

Can anyone help me with more information on this crash?

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