ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160332
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| Date: | Monday 26 September 1994 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: | AV-6 Astra ? |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) ? |
| Registration: | 90-2414 ? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (EGDM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Rumours suggest a secret AV-6 US spy plane Astra (Advanced Stealth Reconnaissance Aircraft), or Aurora, crashed during take off on runway 23 at Boscombe Down on the evening of 26 September 1994. However, as the US Government refuse to confirm the existence of the AV-6 Astra/Aurora programme, it is therefore not surprising that they likewise refused to confirm the crash of an aircraft that they insist (officially) does not exist!
Sources:
1. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/secret-us-spyplane-crash-may-be-kept-under-wraps-1272714.html
2. http://ufoupdateslist.com/1999/mar/m12-007.shtml
3. http://www.dreamlandresort.com/black_projects/boscombe.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(aircraft)#British_sighting_claims
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2013 09:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Nov-2014 14:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 06:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2016 14:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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