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RAAF 31 Squadron |
Pilot F/Lt Francis Joseph Gardiner, 407575 (MIA / KIA) South Broken Hill, NSW Navigator F/O Lewis John Lyne, 13986 (MIA / KIA) Carlton, VIC Crashed August 21, 1943 Mission History During the strike, Beaufighter A19-63 and Beaufighter A19-47 made a converging attack, diving from 2,500' on a biplane type floatplane (F1M2 Pete) which had just become airborne. The starboard wing of A19-63 collided with the port wing of Beaufighter A19-47. Both wings broke off and engines caught fire, with both aircraft crashing into the sea in flames approximately 3,000' - 4,000' from Taberfane village. Postwar Search Memorials References Contribute
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