Incident Taylorcraft Auster I LB332,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19455
 
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Date:Thursday 7 June 1945
Time:
Type:Taylorcraft Auster I
Owner/operator:Andover SF RAF
Registration: LB332
MSN: 191
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire
Destination airport:RAF Andover, Hampshire
Narrative:
Delivered new to 43 OTU at RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire where it remained for most of the war, until allotted to Andover Station Flight on 15/3/45.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when jumped chocks starting up and hit parked Fairey Barracuda at RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, on 7/6/45. Struck off charge 14/6/45

Sources:

1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly, Vol 1 No 3 Winter 1975
2. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p01.htm
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=80

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
08-Dec-2012 07:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
06-May-2013 06:53 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
30-Apr-2014 01:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Nov-2019 16:49 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]

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