ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19132
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 October 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 16 (AOP) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A11-14 |
| MSN: | 366 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gunong Tiram, Sarawak, Borneo -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sanga Sanga-Dalam, Borneo |
Ex-RAF Auster AOP.III MZ252; RAF service with 660 Squadron. Transferred to RAAF. Departed ex-Liverpool on SS Samanco 30/07/44, arrived Melbourne 04/09/44. Delivered 28/09/44 to 2 Aircraft Depot. Serial changed from RAF MZ252 to RAAF A11-14 on 02/10/44. Issued to 16 (AOP) Squadron, RAAF 31/10/44. Issued to 10 RSU (Repair & Salvage Unit) 05/01/45. Returned to 16 (AOP) Squadron, RAAF 03/02/45. To 11 RSU (Repair & Salvage Unit) 26/06/45 for 240 hour inspection and fabric repairs.
Crashed in Borneo 02/10/45, Engine failed on return from a courier flight to Sanga Sanga-Dalam and force landed in scrub near Gunong Tiram, Sarawak, Borneo. Possibly nor repaired, as struck off charge and converted to components 12/02/46
Sources:
1. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=260
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a11.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2014 19:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2014 16:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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