ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19091
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 84 Gp CF RAF |
| Registration: | MZ180 |
| MSN: | 305 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tidworth Barracks, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tidworth Barracks, Hampshire |
Delivered to 652 Squadron on 4/4/ 43 until transferred to 306 Squadron (probably at Heston) on 7/3/44. On 15/6/44, MZ180 was allotted to 131 Wing, but was written-off on 12/9/44 at Tidworth Barracks, Hampshire when an 84 Group Comms Flight ferry-pilot made a precautionary landing in poor visibility with the A .S.I. (Air Speed Indicator) unserviceable. On landing the aircraft struck partly-hidden vehicles, attempted to take-off again, but struck another vehicle and overturned.
Aircraft written off (damaged beyond economic repair) and struck off charge as Cat.E 1/10/44
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 2 Vo 2 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=200
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Apr-2014 21:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2014 19:24 | Nick Slaughter | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2019 16:33 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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