ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89487
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| Date: | Friday 5 December 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.6 |
| Owner/operator: | Belgian Army Aviation |
| Registration: | A-2 |
| MSN: | 2823 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Belgica, South Pole -
 Antarctica
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A2
c/n 2823
RAF-Serial: VT984
1947-08-00: taken on charge
1947-08-00: 369Sqn Air OP Brasschaat
1948-02-00: redesignated 15Sqn
1954-04-01: after reorganisation transferred to Army Aviation
0000-00-00: fitted with lateral cameras
0000-00-00: fitted with glider towing equipment
1956-00-00: struck of charge (stored?)
1957-00-00: modified for Southpole-expedition
1957-11-12: departed Antwerp on board Norwegian vessel 'Polarsirkel'
1957-12-26: arrived Southpole
1958-12-05: cat.5 Overturned near Mount Belgica during Southpole-expedition,
wreck abandoned on the Southpole
1958-12-00: struck of charge
2008-12-00: wreckage was rediscovered by the 2007-2008 Belgian Southpole-expedition
exactly 50 years after the crash
Pilot Prince Antoine de Ligne with Gaston de Gerlache (+ 2 pax) the only 2 pilots of the 57-58 Antarctic expedition, leaving the expedition helicopter without pilot.
They broke a landing ski during an emergency landing.
They had no radio (removed to gain weight) and were 400km away from King Baudoin station.
They were rescued by a soviet airplane
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Taylorcraft+Auster+AOP.6
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p28.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2720
The Victoria Advocat 15 December 1958, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2011 13:20 | ThW | Added |
| 24-Jan-2011 13:21 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Country] |
| 27-Feb-2012 15:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2019 08:11 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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