ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18005
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| Date: | Monday 9 February 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.6 |
| Owner/operator: | 1901 Flt /657 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VF605 |
| MSN: | 2546 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Motley Bottom, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster AP.6 VF605, 1901 Flight, 657 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9/2/1953 when flew into snowstorm, wings iced up and hit hedge in forced landing at Motley Bottom, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. The pilot - Captain L J Wilkinson - survived uninjured.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VF
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2429
3. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=174
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Missenden
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Mar-2012 19:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2012 01:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 11-Apr-2021 21:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2021 18:44 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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