ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19089
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 43 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | MZ186 |
| MSN: | 311 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wylie, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire (EGLS) |
| Oatlands Hill, Winterbourne Stoke, Wiltshire |
Delivered to 655 Squadron on 2/4/43 with whom it remained until 3/11/43 when transferred to 43 OTU. On 26/4/44 during a local flight over Wiltshire, MZ186 collided with a tall tree and was subsequently destroyed when it dived into the ground. The accident occurred at Wylie, Wiltshire, during a routine navigation and concealed landing practice. It was while performing the latter that the starboard wing struck a 70-foot poplar tree during a steep turn. Tragically, the pilot, Lt. M.R.Kitchin died of his wounds later in hospital.
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Apr-2014 22:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2014 22:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2018 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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