ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19067
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| Date: | Monday 20 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 654 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ171 |
| MSN: | 296 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Monte Cassino, 81 miles SE of Rome -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Monte Cassino, Italy |
Delivered to 47 MU RAF Sealand, Cheshire, on 23/3/43 for packaging and shipment to North Africa aboard SS 'J-118'. On 20/3/44, almost one year to the day later, MZ171 sustained Cat.3 damage during combat operations in the area of Monte Cassino, as part of "Operation Dickens", the third Battle for Monte Cassino (15-23/3/44), and was presumably written-off as a result.
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Nol 2 No 2 Summer 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=180
3. https://www.armyflying.com/operation-dickens/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Cassino#Third_battle
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Apr-2014 22:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2014 09:53 | DB | Updated [Operator] |
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