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| Date: | Tuesday 13 December 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk 14 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 ATU RAAF |
| Registration: | A91-2 |
| MSN: | 13202 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Hart, near Woomera, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edinburgh, SA |
Ex-G-AMWT (registered 1/12/1952); sold to RAAF as A91-2 10/10/1954. Wrecked in forced landing at Lake Hart, near Woomera, SA, 13/12/1960 after tail rotor failure, crew uninjured
Struck off charge 12/10/1961; broken up for use as a source of spares for A91-1
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a91.htm
2. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/sycamore/bristol-sycamore.htm
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AMWT.pdf
4. https://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/research/aircraft/series2/A91.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2013 19:05 | TB | Added |
| 24-Nov-2013 19:05 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Mar-2014 23:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2014 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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