Accident Taylorcraft Auster III R-3,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66184
 
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Date:Wednesday 8 August 1951
Time:13:00
Type:Taylorcraft Auster III
Owner/operator:Basis Vlucht Leeuwarden Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: R-3
MSN: 328
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Western part of Vlieland, Friesland -   Netherlands
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Leeuwarden AB
Destination airport:Vlieland Airstrip
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after losing a wing while landing in a thunderstorm.

Sources:

Brokkenbeok 1945-1955
Twentsch dagblad Tubantia en Enschedesche courant en Vrije Twentsche courant
09-08-1951

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2013 05:51 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
18-May-2019 20:48 Cobar Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Dec-2020 11:22 Cobar Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport]
15-Jun-2022 04:55 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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