ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144184
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| Date: | Sunday 24 November 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster T.7 |
| Owner/operator: | Hong Kong Auxiliary AF |
| Registration: | WE590 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kai Tak -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kai Tak, Hong Kong (HKG/VHKG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delivered to the RAF 19/03/1951. Served with the AOP SchooI, 657 Squadron, 652 Squadron, and 1900 Flight: sold to Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force 13/11/1958, officially taken on charge 15/11/1958. Unusually, WE590 retained its original RAF serial in Hong Kong service (other Austers were re-serialled HKG-4 to HKG-9 with the Hong Kong AAF)
Written off 24/11/1963: Damaged in a flying accident landing at Kai Tak, Hong Kong. Repairs proved uneconomical and the aircraft was declared a write off. Struck off charge 1/2/1964 as CAT.5(c)
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
2. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?120496-Where-did-all-the-RHKAAF-Austers-end-up
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4289
4. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p38.htm
5. http://rhkaaf.hk/the-aircraft/aircraft-registrations.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2012 22:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Oct-2013 20:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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