CRASH OF A BEAUFORT
AT NOWRA AIRFIELD, NSW
ON 28 OCTOBER 1942

On 28 October 1942, RAAF Beaufort A9-105, piloted by Pilot Officer Angus Yorke Swanson (416463) crashed and burnt at Nowra airfield at RAAF Station Nowra in New South Wales. It had been taking part in an attack exercise on HMAS Tamworth. During its return flight to base, its starboard propellor flew off at 500 feet over the sea approximately 10 miles east of Jervis Bay. P/O Swanson successfully flew the Beaufort back to Nowra Airfield on one engine. However while attempting an emergency downwind landing he crashed the Beaufort off the runway and it caught fire.

REFERENCES

"Units of the Royal Australian Air Force - A Concise History"
Volume 7 - Maintenance Units

RAAF Station Nowra ORB

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