ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19433
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 14-MAY-1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V |
| Operator: | British Commonwealth Air Component Comms Sqdn |
| Registration: | TJ315 |
| C/n / msn: | 1392 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tama-Ko -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Iwakuni, Japan |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when flew into trees in a down-draught at Tama-Ko, Japan, on 14/5/1946. At the time of the accident, Auster TJ315 was attached to the British Commonwealth Air Component Communications Squadtron, Japan (BC Air CCS)
The air component of the BC Air CS was headquartered at Iwakuni with commands at Bofyu and Milio. All three of these had serviceable airfields, HMS Glory and HMS Vengeance ferried in aircraft while others were flown in. BCOF Air Component Commanding Officer was Air Vice-Marshal C.A. Bouchier, CB, CBE., DFC. The unit exisats from February 1946 to March 1952, but the British involvement ended by December 1948
Sources:
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p13.htm
http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc_abbr-b.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1289
http://www.britains-smallwars.com/RRGP/OccupationJapan.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Dec-2012 06:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2012 06:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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