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| Date: | Friday 30 May 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.6 |
| Owner/operator: | 652 Sqn AAC |
| Registration: | VF607 |
| MSN: | 2548 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ALG Oltenstein West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ALG Oltenstein West Germany |
| Detmold, West Germany |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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