ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18103
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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 653 Sqn AAC |
| Registration: | XP240 |
| MSN: | B5/10/148 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Amriga, Aden -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Amriga, Aden |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off on 30/5/1963 when force-landed onto the side of a wadi after take off from Amriga, Aden when the pilot realised that he would be unable to clear a ridge ahead of him.
A recovery party was sent to locate and strip down the aircraft, ready for it to be recovered by air, as an underslung load, underneath a Bristol Belvedere twin-rotor helicopter. (XG457 was the exact aircraft used)
XP240’s bad day was not over. When the Belvedere reached approx. 50/60 feet above ground, the RAF dropped the aircraft. When the helicopter finally landed, the crew explained that they had an open mic intercom system with throat mics.
So when the Loadmaster coughed, the Pilot thought that he had said “Cut” so he released the load. The tail feathers of the Auster flexed down resembling an F4 Phantom, and XP240 was destroyed after impacting the ground, as a wingless fuselage, from 60 feet...
Sources:
http://www.arborfield-september49ers.co.uk/aden_auster.htm
www.auster.ukf.net/p38.htm
www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Dec-2012 13:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2013 17:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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