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| Date: | Monday 29 August 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.6 |
| Owner/operator: | 656 Sqn /1903 Flt RAF |
| Registration: | VW989 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kowloon Bay, near RAF Kai Tak -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong (HKG/VHKG) |
Collided with US Navy Martin PBM-5 Mariner 84789 on approach to Kai Tak, Hong Kong and crashed into Kowloon Bay. Pilot - Capt K.G.W.Wilson, Royal Artillery - was killed in the collision
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.656squadron.org/RollofHonour.swf]
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p38.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4200
www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=174
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Kai_Tak
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Feb-2012 15:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2012 02:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 19-Mar-2021 18:35 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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