Incident Taylorcraft Auster AOP Mk V TJ564,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19333
 
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Date:Tuesday 8 May 1945
Time:
Type:Taylorcraft Auster AOP Mk V
Owner/operator:2nd TAF CS RAF
Registration: TJ564
MSN: 1560
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Vorst, Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, approx 5 km west of Krefeld. -   Germany
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Vorst, Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, approx 5 km west of Krefeld.
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Very light (flare) blew into aircraft, caught fire and burnt out at Vorst. (Vorst, now Tönisvorst is a town in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km west of Krefeld.)

Sources:

http://www.auster.ukf.net/p15.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B6nisvorst

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
01-Dec-2012 03:48 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
01-Dec-2012 03:48 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
20-Dec-2012 14:35 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
05-Nov-2019 16:46 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator]

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