ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165872
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| Date: | Friday 3 August 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster I |
| Owner/operator: | 441 (Silver Fox) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LB327 |
| MSN: | 186 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire |
Delivered to 652 Squadron 11/10/42, but transferred to 656 Squadron on 20/3/43. On 7/4/43, LB327 passed to 43 OTU until 28/12/43 when it was flown to 20 MU RAF Aston Down. On 12/2/44, it was released for 83 Group Communications Squadron, but was returned to 20 MU on 30/3/44
After almost a year in storage, LB327 was allotted to 441 Squadron, RCAF on 16/3/45, but was slightly damaged on 3/8/45 when a pilot landed LB327 on 'Summerfield' tracking at Henlow, Bedfordshire, tearing off the tail skid.
Although the aircraft was only slightly damaged, it was not repaired, and was struck off charge on 16/8/45 as Cat. E. This may have been connected to the fact that 441 Squadron was about to disband (it disbanded on 7/8/45 - five days after the accident) making repairs pointless
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 1 No 2 Summer 1975
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=80
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2014 01:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Apr-2014 01:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2014 16:57 | Siczak | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Oct-2019 17:22 | tachel | Updated [Operator] |
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