Date:	Tuesday 5 July 1960
Time:	day
Type:	Auster AOP.6
Owner/operator:	654 Sqn Brit. AAC
Registration:	VF621
MSN:	2563
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Putlos ALG, near Hamburg -   Germany
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Tofrek Barracks, Hildesheim
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Auster AOP.6 VF621, 654 Squadron, Army Air Corps: Written off (destroyed) 5/7/60 - Climbed steeply after overflying Putlos ALG (Advanced Landing Ground) landing strip, near Hamburg, West Germany. Aircraft stalled and crashed, killing both crew.

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.203 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 64)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/435: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424556
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/39/S2981: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578761
5. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1960-1969_29.html
6. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
7. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2460
8. http://www.manchester-regiment.org.uk: Ref No: MR04316, Record No: MRP/7F/90
9. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VF

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
26-Feb-2012 20:32	Dr. John Smith	Added
19-Sep-2012 14:21	Nepa	Updated [Operator]
25-Sep-2012 02:25	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Source]
27-Jan-2020 19:53	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative]
27-Jan-2020 22:43	stehlik49	Updated [Operator, Operator]
21-Feb-2020 18:20	Xindel XL	Updated [Operator, Operator]