CRASH OF A BRISTOL BEAUFORT
AT BAIRNSDALE, VIC
ON 11 JANUARY 1943

Bristol Beaufort

On 11 January 1943, RAAF Mark VA Bristol Beaufort, A9-160, lost brake pressure while landing at Bairnsdale airfield causing the aircraft to ground-loop. The pressure line to a gauge came adrift from the control column causing the loss of pressure. The crew of this aircraft were as follows:-

F/O R.W. Fox
Sgt. R.H. Finlay
Sgt. C.C. Baynes
Sgt. W.H. Flowers

This aircraft was originally delivered to the RAAF in November 1942. The aircraft was converted to components after this crash.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I'd like to thank Rick Hanning for his assistance with the above information.

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