ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19092
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 660 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ225 |
| MSN: | 338 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Test, Middleton, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hammerwood House, East Grinstead, Sussex |
| RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire |
Delivered to 656 Squadron on 14/4/43, but was transferred to 660 Squadron on 15/8/43. On 3/11/43 Lt.B.E. Pursall, RA., was taking part in low-flying practice, when the aircraft struck some trees at Middleton, Hampshire and crashed into the River Test. No serious injuries were caused, but MZ225 was written-off as a result.
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 2 No 2 Summer 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=220
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._660_Squadron_RAF#Formation_and_World_War_II
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2014 00:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:10 | Glock G19 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
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