Accident Auster AOP.9 HKG-9,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 271193
 
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Date:Sunday 2 August 1970
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AUS9 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster AOP.9
Owner/operator:Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary AF
Registration: HKG-9
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Hong Kong harbour -   Hong Kong
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Crashed into the Hong Kong harbour on take-off. Sunk 40 feet deep with the pilot trapped inside. The passenger (40) picked up from the water slightly injured.


Sources:

1. www.worldairforces.com/Countries/hongkong/HKGaircraft.html
2. www.key.aero Where did all the RHKAAF Austers end up?
3. Air Pictorial, January 1983, p7
Eastern Sun 3 August 1970, p4

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Dec-2021 03:13 Ron Averes Added
26-Dec-2021 03:35 Ron Averes Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
26-Dec-2021 03:37 Ron Averes Updated [Source]
26-Dec-2021 03:38 Ron Averes Updated [Source]
27-Dec-2021 03:11 Ron Averes Updated [Source]

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