DAP Beaufort Mk. VIII Serial Number A9-650

RAAF
7 Squadron

 

Pilot  FLTLT Harry John Fowler, 415636
Crew  FLTLT Francis Owen Smith, 422062
Crew  FLTLT John William Shipman, 422085
Crew  FLGOFF Arthur Geoffrey Waite, 406817
Crashed  March 13, 1945

Crew History
This crew had previously survived a crash landing Tadji in Beaufort A9-557 on January 20, 1945. All crew members survived this previous incident.

Mission History
All crew were killed in this Beaufort when it exploded due to a faulty 100lb bomb fuse on March 13, 1945.

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