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| Date: | Friday 26 February 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.6 |
| Owner/operator: | 651 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VF509 |
| MSN: | 2278 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile West of Geneifa, Suez Canal Zone -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ismailia, Egypt |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 26/2/1954: Stalled taking evasive action and crashed 1 mile West of Geneifa, Suez Canal Zone, Egypt
Sources:
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p22.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2169
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VF
http://www.suezcanalzone.com/pics16.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Mar-2013 13:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Mar-2013 13:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2013 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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