WARBIRD REGISTRY > BRISTOL/DAP BEAUFORT REGISTRY > BEAUFORT/A9-557 Serial #: A9-557 Construction #: - Civil Registration:   None Model(s):   Beaufort Mk. VIII Name: None Status: Displayed Last Info: 2012 History: Delivered to Royal Australian AF as A9-557, 19??. - BOC: January 1, 1944. - SOC: February 20, 1945. - Served with 100Sqn/RAAF at Tadji, Papua-New Guinea, July 8, 1944-January 23, 1945. - Coded QH-L. - Hit by flak over Elimi, PNG, ran off runway while landing, Tadji, PNG, January 20, 1945. -- Struck buildings and vehicles. - Assigned to 12RSU and converted to components, January 23, 1945. Ian Whitney, Melbourne, Victoria , Australia, circa 1974-1990. - Hulk recovered, Tadji, West Sepik, Papua-New Guinea, circa 1974. - Restoration commenced, fitted with rear fuselage of A9-637, RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. Robert Greinert & Martin Mednis/HARS, Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1990-1991. Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 1991-2012. - Initially stored, 1991. - Displayed, 1997. - Under restoration, 1997-2003. - Displayed as A9-557/QH-L. Source(s): Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-5th Edition, 2008. Photo Source(s): - Research Assistance: - WARBIRD REGISTRY > BRISTOL/DAP BEAUFORT REGISTRY >