ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18099
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| Date: | Monday 9 January 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster AOP. 9 |
| Owner/operator: | LAS AAC |
| Registration: | WZ716 |
| MSN: | B5/10/41 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stopgate Cross, near Yarcombe, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stopgate Cross, Somerset |
| AAC Middle Wallop, Hampshire (EGVP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 9/1/1961 when hit a hedge on take off and crashed into a field at Stopgate Cross, near Crediton, Devon, after going to the aid of another aircraft that had force-landed. Light Aircraft School, Army Air Corps
Wreckage recovered by (and to) 71 MU RAF Bicester, where struck off charge as Cat.5(scrap). Reported dumped at 71 MU Bicester 20/3/1961
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961.htm
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1049063/_
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4389
4. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/airfields/mwp.html
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?78785-71-MU-Bicester&p=1221406#post1221406
6. http://streetmap.co.uk/place/Stopgate_Cross_in_Devon_383611_216611.htm
Images:
My uncle’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book recording the flight and photograph of incident.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Dec-2012 15:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2013 20:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2013 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:12 | TeeEmm | Updated [Total fatalities, Location] |
| 16-Feb-2020 17:01 | simeon.hawkins@me.co | Updated [Total occupants, Photo] |
| 21-Feb-2020 14:40 | Xindel XL | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Dec-2020 08:36 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
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