ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18456
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 October 1956 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: | Auster J/5P Autocar |
| Owner/operator: | Auster Aircraft |
| Registration: | YI-ADB |
| MSN: | 3256 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St. Raguard Forest -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Rearsby, Leicestershire |
| Baghdad, Iraq | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on delivery flight from England to Iraq. The wreckage and the body of the pilot William Robert Brailsford (27) were not found until November 1960. According to contemporary newspaper reports ("Ottawa Citizen Nov 4 1960) the wreckage was discovered on November 2 1960 in the St. Ragaurd Forest, 36 miles north-west of Lyon.
Sources:
Auster aircraft production ( http://www.auster.ukf.net/ )
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/espacesaerienslyon/rhone2.pdf
Newspaper report: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19601104&id=LdwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NeUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3160,917410&hl=en
Hamburger Abendblatt 4 November 1960
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Nov-2009 10:43 | harro | Updated |
| 28-Nov-2012 06:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2013 04:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2018 14:52 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2018 14:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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