Accident Auster AOP.6 VF482, Sunday 26 June 1949
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Date:Sunday 26 June 1949
Time:evening
Type:Silhouette image of generic AUS6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster AOP.6
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: VF482
MSN: 2251
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Obersee near Aachen -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in a lake.

Sources:

http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2140
Ettlinger Zeitung 28 June 1949, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
31-Oct-2011 16:13 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ]
03-Jan-2012 05:03 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, ]
31-Jan-2012 00:53 Nepa Updated [Operator, Nature, ]
25-Feb-2012 14:51 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
13-Aug-2012 02:24 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
13-Aug-2018 20:41 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
11-May-2025 18:51 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ]

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