Date:	Sunday 23 July 1950
Time:	day
Type:	Auster AOP.6
Owner/operator:	663 Sqn RAF
Registration:	VX112
MSN:	3721
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey
Destination airport:	Stapleford Tawney, Essex
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Auster VX112/"ROA-S" 663 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23/7/1950. Stalled on landing in turbulent and gusty conditions at Stapleford Tawney, Essex. Aircraft sustained a "hard landing" at a low altitude, undercarriage collapsed, and skidded off the runway. Not repaired: deemed to be damaged beyond economic repair, and struck off charge as Cat.5 (Scrap) on 5/9/1950.

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.104 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.69
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1264086/ [photo of crash]
5. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4220
6. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VX

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-May-2008 11:10	ASN archive	Added
25-Feb-2012 16:01	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
15-Aug-2012 07:53	Nepa	Updated [Operator]
27-Dec-2020 20:51	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-May-2023 21:06	Nepa	Updated [[Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]]