ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165846
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| Date: | Saturday 19 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 3rd TAF Bengal Unit Staff Liaison RAF |
| Registration: | MZ106 |
| MSN: | 239 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ranchi Airfield, Bihar -
 India
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ranchi airfield, India |
Delivered to 654 Squadron on 25/01/43, but transferred to 652 Squadron on 02/03/43. On 23/03/43, MZ106 was returned to Taylorcraft for modifications, and re-delivered to the RAF at 20 MU Aston Down on 21/05/43 for storage (with MZ103 etc.)
On 18/03/44, MZ106 was taken to 47 MU prior to shipment to Bombay aboard SS 'Delius' (see MZ103). On 19/05/45, while operated by Unit GATU (7), the roof of its shelter pen at Ranchi airfield, Bihar collapsed during a tropical storm of gusts reaching 60-70 mph, causing substantial damage.
Whether or not MZ106 was repaired is not known, but in the event it was struck off charge on 11/4/46
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarter Vol. 1 No. 4 Winter/Spring 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=130
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2014 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2019 18:21 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Feb-2020 10:57 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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