ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19110
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 17 (AOP) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A11-3 |
| MSN: | 409 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vernon Strip, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Vernon Airstrip, Bougainville, PNG |
Ex-RAF Auster AOP. Mk. III NK123; RAF service with 658 Squadron. Transferred to RAAF, arrived in Sydney 17/09/44. MZ123 was to be the Auster delivered, but was replaced by NK123.(MZ123 was delivered a year later, on 12/09/45, and became A11-56). Serial changed from RAF NK123 to RAAF A11-3 on 05/10/44. Received at 2 Aircraft Depot, Tocumwal, NSW 09/10/44. Issued to 17 AOP 09/11/44.
Smashed undercarriage and propeller on landing at Vernon Strip, Bougainville, PNG 03/04/45. Not repaired, struck off charged and converted to components 07/02/46
Sources:
1. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=290
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a11.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Apr-2014 00:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2014 16:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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