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Beaufighter A19-139
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| Profile |
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| Service
| Royal Australian Air Force |
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| Unit
| 30 Squadron |
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| Location
| Papua New Guinea |
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| Year Recovered
| 1995 |
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| Further Details |
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Lost on November 25, 1943, Beaufighter A19-139 struck a tree at the top of a ridge line approximately 25km from Kimbe, New Britain.
As a result of a report by Mr Brian Bennett, an ADF recovery team was able to locate the site and retrieve the remains of both airmen in November 1995.
Both airmen were positively identified and later buried in the Bita Paka War Cemetery, Rabaul. |
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| Personnel |
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F/O Percy John Coates, RAAF 409815 (Pilot)
F/O Charles Hilton Chapple, RAAF 421967 (Navigator) |
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| Photos |
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Controls of Beaufighter A19-139 on display in Port Moresby.
Photo by Daniel Leahy - August 26, 2005. |
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