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| Date: | Sunday 3 January 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster T.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 654 Sqn Brit. AAC |
| Registration: | WE569 |
| MSN: | 3732 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hildesheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Hildesheim |
The pilot was instructed to hold his approach due to bad weather at base, Hildesheim, West Germany. He was forced to land in a field near Hildesheim, when the weather closed in, causing the aircraft to tip onto its nose and turn over.
Damaged aircraft sold to Beagle-Auster Aircraft Ltd 12/10/1961. Rebuilt as Beagle A.61 Terrier 2 G-ASAJ, with new c/no B.605, and first registered as such 26/6/1962. By 1982, although still a civilian aircraft, it had been restored to its original military makings as "WE569"
Sources:
1. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1063986/
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
3. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p37.htm
4. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ASAJ-1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2012 13:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Sep-2012 14:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Sep-2013 20:11 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2014 09:48 | SIS07 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Feb-2020 18:18 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 13-Apr-2025 15:39 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, ] |
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