ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18456
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 03-OCT-1956 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: | Auster J/5P Autocar |
| Operator: | Williams Robert BRAILSFORD |
| Registration: | YI-ADB |
| C/n / msn: | 3256 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mont Monnet (45 ° 28 '59 "N, 4 ° 42 '32 "E ) -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Rearsby, Leicestershire |
| Baghdad, Iraq |
Crashed on delivery flight from England to Iraq. The wreckage - and the body of the pilot were not found until November 1960. Mount Monnet (co-ordinates 45°28'59 "N, 4°42 '32 "E) is one of the peaks of the Massif du Pilat . Located in the department of Loire in France , overlooking the Rhone valley from the top to s 782 meters.
Sources:
Auster aircraft production ( http://www.auster.ukf.net/ )
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/espacesaerienslyon/rhone2.pdf
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Monnet
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Nov-2009 10:43 | harro | Updated |
| 28-Nov-2012 06:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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