ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19106
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| Date: | Monday 18 June 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 16 (AOP) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A11-24 |
| MSN: | 307 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brooketon Strip North, Borneo -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brookton Strip North, Borneo |
Delivered to RAF as Auster AOP.III MZ182; Delivered to 653 Squadron on 30/03/43, until transferred to 83 Group Communications Flight on 25/02/44. An accident caused its removal to Taylorcraft for repairs on 16/06/44 after which it was ferried to 20 MU RAF aston Down on 09/09/44 for re-sale to the RAAF Via 222 MU.
MZ182 was shipped to Sydney with MZ181; both departed Liverpool Docks aboard SS 'Clan Urquhart' on 23/11/44, arriving at Sydney on 02/01/45. Delivered 02/04/45 (Status card says 06/01/45).
Serial changed from RAF MZ182 to RAAF A11-24 on 06/01/45. To 2 Aircraft Depot 09/01/45. Issued to 16 AOP 25/03/45.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Brooketon Strip North, Borneo on 18/6/1945. To 22 RSU for repairs 30/7/1945, but not repaired. Reduced to components 24/9/1945, and Struck off charge 31/10/1945
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 2 No 2 Winter 1975-76
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a11.htm
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=200
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Jan-2013 12:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2014 21:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2014 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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