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| Date: | Tuesday 18 August 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.6 |
| Owner/operator: | 652 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VF573 |
| MSN: | 2531 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Altenruthen, Kreis Soest -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Detmold |
Hit trees avoiding obstacle and crashed.
Sources:
https://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Mar-2013 14:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2013 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-Jul-2025 13:58 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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