ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19105
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 July 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 16 (AOP) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A11-23 |
| MSN: | 306 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wama Airstrip, Morotai DNG (Dutch New Guinea) -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pitu Airstrip, Morotai, DNG |
| Wama Airstrip, Morotai, DNG |
Built as Auster AOP.III MZ181; Delivered to 652 Squadron on 04/04/43, but transferred to 403 Squadron on 15/03/44. An accident caused its removal to Taylorcraft for repairs on 28/06/44, after which it was ferried to 20 MU RAF Aston Down on 29/ 8/ 44 for re-sale to the RAAF.
Conveyed to 222 MU on 28/09/44 for packaging, MZ181 departed Liverpool Docks aboard SS 'Clan Urquhart' on 23/11/44, arriving at Sydney on 02/01/45, after which it was re-serialled A11-23. Issued to 16 (AOP) Squadron 27/03/45.
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) 24/07/45: Caught in downdraft on precautionary approach over sea end of Wama Airstrip, Morotai DNG (then Dutch New Guinea - now Indonesia) crashed on strip 19/05/45.
To 14 RSU (Repair & Salvage Unit) 19/05/45. Not repaired, struck off charge and converted to components 24/07/45.
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 2 No 1, Winter 1975-76
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a11.htm
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=200
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitu_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2014 21:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2014 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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