ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19467
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| Date: | Monday 15 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster I |
| Owner/operator: | 651 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LB272 |
| MSN: | 142 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Benevento, Campano, 31 miles NE of Naples -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Delivered to 20 MU RAF Aston Down 18/7/42, before being issued to 651 Squadron on 13/8/42. On 11/12/42, it was flown to 47 MU RAF Sealand, Cheshire, for dismantling and packaging, for shipment to North Africa aboard SS. 'H-102'.
Although LB272 survived the advance to Italy, it was declared Cat. B after a flying accident on 15/11/43: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when ran out of fuel and crashed at Benevento, Campania, Italy, 31 miles north-east of Naples, and presumably struck off charge, as there no further records.
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 1 No 2 Spring 1975
2. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p01.htm
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=29
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevento
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Feb-2013 18:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2013 16:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2014 23:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2014 23:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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