ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18468
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| Date: | Friday 6 April 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Auster T.7 |
| Owner/operator: | LAS RAF |
| Registration: | VX936 |
| MSN: | 3741 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire |
| RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster T.7 VX936: One of seven aircraft (VX926-VX929 and VX934-VX936) ordered from Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby, to contract 6/Acft/2471. Delivered 20/2/50. Service career was with 661 Squadron, and the LAS (Light Aircraft School) RAF Middle Wallop
Written off (damaged beyond economical repair) 6/4/56: Bounced on landing at Middle Wallop, Hampshire and overturned during an attempted overshoot. No reported injuries to the two crew.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.178 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 100)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.188
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VX
6. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4249
7. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
8. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/auster6.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Dec-2011 17:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2012 17:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2019 22:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2020 22:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2021 10:37 | Xindel | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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