Aircraft History
Built in England and assigned RAF Serial Number T9552.  Shipped to Australia to the RAAF and assigned RAAF serial number A9-13. Flew to Singapore with Beauforts of 100 Squadron in December 1941, but it was without armament, and later returned to Australia before the fall of Singapore. Served with 1 OTU at Bairnsdale and East Sale.

Wartime History
Written off with 8 Communications Unit, and abandoned at Tadji Airfield.

Recovery
Recovered from Tadji in 1974 during the salvage operation funded by David Talichet's Yesterday's Air Force (MARC). Instead, it was shipped to Monty Armstrong in New Zealand and then to Australia and privately purchased.

Display
Displayed as component parts at the Australian Army Museum of Flying, at Oakey Airfield, it is partially restored using the cockpit section of Beaufort A9-210.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009

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