Incident Auster AOP.6 VF496,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18054
 
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Date:Saturday 20 November 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AUS6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster AOP.6
Owner/operator:605 Sqn /1903 Flt RAF
Registration: VF496
MSN: 2265
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:K-16 Nan River, Korea -   South Korea
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Han River, South Korea
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off when hit barbed wire on approach to K-16 Airbase, Han River, South Korea, and overturned. Formally Struck off charge as Cat.5(scrap) on 23/12/1954

Sources:

http://www.auster.ukf.net/p22.htm
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VF
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2160
http://web.archive.org/web/20140717220618/http://britains-smallwars.com:80/korea/British-Forces.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
07-Mar-2012 19:07 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
15-Aug-2012 08:02 Nepa Updated [Operator]
19-Mar-2021 19:03 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]

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