ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19396
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| Date: | Friday 19 October 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | BAFO CW RAF |
| Registration: | RT493 |
| MSN: | 1156 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4m S of Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when caught in a down draught, force-landed and overturned 4 miles south of Herford, North Rhine Westphalia, British Zone of Occupied Germany on 19/10/1945
NOTE: Auster RT493 crashed at Herford, Germany, and not, as often reported, in Hereford, UK
Sources:
1. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p11.htm
2. Broken wings / James J. Halley
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herford
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1040
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jul-2008 02:24 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Dec-2012 04:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 16:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-Feb-2020 10:15 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 03-Feb-2020 10:16 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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