P02010.027 Accession Number: P02010.027

Beaufighter crashed on Labuan

Art ART96206 Second World War, 1939-1945

This watercolour depicts the wreckage of a Beaufighter aircraft 8-129 Code SK- X crashed on Labuan, Borneo. The aircraft was making a slow speed, steep approach on 16 August 1945 when the port wing dr

P02010.010

Photograph P02010.010 Second World War, 1939-1945

Kingaroy, Qld. 1945. A row of Beaufighter aircraft of No. 93 Squadron RAAF on the airfield with aircraft J-SK A8-92 and A-SK in the foreground.

P02010.026

Photograph P02010.026 Second World War, 1939-1945

Front view of destroyed DAP Beaufighter aircraft A8-129 (coded SK-X) of 93 Squadron RAAF, which crash landed at Labuan airstrip on return from a leaflet dropping operation over north-west Borneo at 16

P02010.011

Photograph P02010.011 Second World War, 1939-1945

Probably Kingaroy, Qld. 1945. Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Lerryn William (Bill) Mutton sits astride a Beaufighter aircraft (N-SK A8-116) of No. 93 Squadron RAAF on the airfield. Note the gremlin cartoon

OG3168

Photograph OG3168 Second World War, 1939-1945

LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-11. NOT ARMCHAIR STRATEGISTS, BUT SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CREWS OF NO. 93 "GREEN GHOST" (BEAUFIGHTER) SQUADRON RAAF DRAWING IN THE SAND THE PLAN OF ATTACK FOR THEIR NEXT OPERATI

P02010.008

Photograph P02010.008 Second World War, 1939-1945

Kingaroy, Qld. 1945. A Beaufighter aircraft (F-SK A8-85) on the airfield. It was piloted by Warrant Officer Stan Leviston of No. 93 Squadron RAAF.