Incident Auster AOP.6 VF607,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18006
 
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Date:Friday 30 May 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AUS6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster AOP.6
Owner/operator:652 Sqn AAC
Registration: VF607
MSN: 2548
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ALG Oltenstein West Germany -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:ALG Oltenstein West Germany
Destination airport:Detmold, West Germany
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit a cow - and not, as often reported, a fence - on take-off from an ALG (Advanced Landing Ground) at Oltenstein West Germany. The cow got up, moo-ed loudly and strolled away! Both crew also survived the accident.

Sources:

http://www.arborfield-september49ers.co.uk/detmold_652sqn.htm
www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2440
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p25.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
22-Feb-2012 00:04 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
26-Feb-2012 18:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Narrative]
25-Sep-2012 02:13 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]

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