The first Royal Australian Air Force Bristol <i>Beaufort</i> Mk.V. It was delivered to the RAAF on 3 September 1941, with the RAF serial "T9450". Subsequently it received the RAAF serial "A9-1". Originally this aircraft was intended for use in Singapore, but it was retained in Australia. It is known that it served in 1942 with No. 1 OTU and with No. 100 Squadron in 1944. on 29 September it overshot a flare path and crashed through a boundary fence upon landing at Bairnsdale, Victoria, but it was repaired. It was finally placed in storage on 23 October 1945 and written off on 13 May 1946. See <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.beaufortrestoration.com.au/Pages/RAAFServiceChild/AircraftHistories/A9-001.pdf">[1]</a>
RAAF
1941
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