ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19130
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| Date: | Friday 23 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 17 (AOP) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A11-10 |
| MSN: | 313 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Vernon Strip, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Vernon Airstrip, Bougainville, PNG |
Ex-RAF Auster AOP.III MZ188; Delivered to 655 Squadron on 02/04/43, until transferred to 43 OTU on 03/11/43. A flying accident on 29/02/44 caused its removal to Taylorcraft on 07/03/44 for repairs, after which it was ferried to 20 MU on 07/05/44. Sold to the RAAF, MZ188 was issued to 47 MU for packaging on 18/7/44
Departed ex-Liverpool on SS "Samanco" 30/07/44, arrived Melbourne 04/09/44. Reported as Delivered to RAAF 07/09/44 (Status Card says 27/09/44). To 2 Aircraft Depot, Tocumwal, NSW 27/09/44. Serial Changed from RAF MZ188 to RAAF A11-10 on 02/10/44. Issued to 17 (AOP) Squadron, RAAF 11/10/44.
Damaged on landing at Vernon Strip, Bougainville 24/02/45. To 5 Sqn for repairs. Difficulty with repairing rear fuselage; repaired with parts taken from Auster AOP.III A11-9. Repairs possibly abandoned as approved to be converted to components 07/02/46. Struck off charge and scrapped
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 2 No 2 Summer 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=210
3. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a11.htm
4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43483399
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Apr-2014 00:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2014 00:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 02-May-2014 19:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2014 16:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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