RAAF
1 AD
Pilot Brockhouse
Crashed August 18, 1945
Aircraft History
Delivered to the RAAF in November 1943.
Wartime History
Crashed during a ferry flight at Gove Airfield. Converted to components.
Wreckage
The wreckage of this aircraft remained at the airfield until the late 1960s.
Recovery
The nose is being restored for the museum
in Darwin. It's
rear fuselage (as it is straight but very corroded) is being used to
make
the jig for rebuilding Beaufort A9-141 that had a bent rear fuselage. Stringers &
frames from this aircraft also might be used in the restoration too.
Beaufort Restoration Group notes:
"After everything
else is done, we may restore the turret section of 501 for a museum."
Beaufort
Beaufort
