ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19069
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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 652 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ159 |
| MSN: | 284 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Meadow Farm, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gailes, Troon, Ayrshire |
| RAF Crosby-on-Eden |
Delivered to 20 MU RAF Aston Down on 11/3/43 for release to 656 Squadron. On 24/6/43, it was transferred to 652 Squadron but was written-off on 20/11/43, when during a ferry flight from Gailes to Crosby-on-Eden, MZ159 suffered possible engine-failure, stalled off the turn, and dived vertically into the ground at Meadow Farm, Cumnock. Total flying hours on the airframe were 188.10
Sources:
1. Mike Draper Auster Quarterly Vol 1 No 4 Winter/Spring 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=170
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Apr-2014 23:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2014 08:31 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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