ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165851
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | AOP Trg Flt RAF |
| Registration: | MZ131 |
| MSN: | 267 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eboli ALG, Campania, Salerno -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Eboli ALG, Campania, Salerno, Italy |
Delivered to 47 MU RAF Sealand, Cheshire, on 28/02/43 for shipment to Algiers aboard SS 'H-205' with MZ130. First issued to 654 Squadron. Later used by the AOP Training Flight when on 20/03/45 a pilot discovered the rudder pedals jammed while landing at Ebote ALG at Campania, Salerno, in Italy. The pilot was unable to correct a subsequent swing and the ensuing crash led to MZ131 being written-off. Struck off charge on 19/07/45
Sources:
1. Mike Draper Auster Quarterly Vol 1 No 4 Winter/Spring 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=150
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 March 1943 | MZ139 | 652 Sqn RAF | 0 | 1 mile S of Little Hormead, Hertfordshire |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2014 22:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 11:02 | Weeks | Updated [Operator] |
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