ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19416
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 9 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | TJ222 |
| MSN: | 1313 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Gatwick, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire |
| ALG B56, Evere, Belgium |
Written off 3 January 1945: Dived into ground in adverse weather conditions near Gatwick, West Sussex. Aircraft was on charge with No.9 Ferry Pilots Pool and on a delivery flight from 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire to Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B56 at Evere, near Brussels, Belgium. Pilot - First Officer Robert Graham Morris, Air Transport Auxiliary - was killed.
Robert Morris is buried in Bonchurch ( St Boniface ) Churchyard, Isle of Wight. R.I.P. (See link #5)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1985, p.42)
2. http://www.raf-lichfield.co.uk/ATA%20Casualties.htm
3. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p13.htm
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1209
5. http://www.isle-of-wight-memorials.org.uk/war-graves/bon/bonchurchstbonifacenewmorris.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Feb-2012 08:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2013 16:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2014 10:51 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2014 21:54 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2015 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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