Incident Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III NJ988,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19142
 
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Date:Tuesday 18 May 1943
Time:
Type:Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III
Owner/operator:6 FPP ATA
Registration: NJ988
MSN: 393
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2m S of Chedworth, Gloucestershire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Ratcliffe, Liecestershire
Destination airport:RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) 18/4/43: Dived into the ground on ferry flight 2 miles south of Chedworth, Gloucestershire. As No, 6 Ferry Pilots Pool ATA was based at Ratcliffe, Leicestershire, and it crashed in Gloucestershire, it was probably en route to RAF Kemble

Sources:

1. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=280
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chedworth
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.atamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/115-2.jpg]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
01-May-2014 00:39 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
13-Apr-2015 13:54 Faun Updated [Operator, Narrative]

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