Incident Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III MZ193,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19077
 
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Date:Sunday 13 August 1944
Time:
Type:Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III
Owner/operator:43 OTU RAF
Registration: MZ193
MSN: 318
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire (EGLS)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Delivered to 655 Squadron on 4/4/43, but transferred to 662 Squadron on 13/8/43. On 11/11/43, it was re-issued to 43 OTU, but was written-off after a pilotless take-off on 13/8/44 from RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire. Beforehand, the engine had been running while the aircraft was unattended, and subsequently it moved forward, took-off, stalled and dived into the ground, catching fire as it did so

Sources:

1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 2 No 2 Summer 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=200

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
30-Apr-2014 23:16 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
22-Apr-2015 07:33 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
27-Nov-2018 19:32 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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