ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19102
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 September 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 16 (AOP) Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A11-2 |
| MSN: | 257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of Sanga Sanga Dalam, Borneo -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Balikpapan, Borneo, Indonesia |
Delivered to 656 Squadron on 25/02/43, but transferred to 652 Squadron on 20/03/43. During a ferry flight during April 1944, MZ122 was forced-landed at Igtham, 4 miles east of Sevenoaks, Kent, due to fuel trouble; sustaining substantial damage in the attempt, and causing the aircraft's removal to Taylorcraft for repairs. On 17/06/44, MZ122 was re-delivered to 20 MU, but transferred to 47 MU on 19/07/44 for packaging and shipment to Australia. Conveyed to Liverpool docks on 24/7/44, Departed Liverpool on SS "Samanco" 30/07/44, arrived Melbourne 04/09/44. Delivered to RAAF 07/09/44 (status card says delivered 28/09/44). To 2 Aircraft Depot 28/09/44. Serial changed from RAF MZ122 to RAAF A11-2 on 02/10/44.
Issued to 16 (AOP) Squadron 05/11/44. To 10 RSU (Repair & Salvage Unit) for repairs 20/02/45. Returned to 16 (AOP) Squadron 28/02/45. To 14 RSU for repairs 17/05/45.
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) when crashed 19/09/45 at Sanga Sanga Dalam, Borneo, en route from Balikpapan; force-landed due to engine failure.
To 18 RSU 25/10/45. Not repaired: approval given for conversion to components at 18 RSU 20/11/45.
Sources:
1. Mike Draper Auster Quarterly Vol 1 No 4 Winter 1975-76
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a11.htm
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=149
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2014 20:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2014 20:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-May-2014 20:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-May-2014 16:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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