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| Date: | Tuesday 23 August 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 39 Gp CF RAF |
| Registration: | XP278 |
| MSN: | B5/10/164 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire (BEX/EGUB) England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Benson, Oxfordshire (BEX/EGUB) |
Written off 23/8/1966: Damaged beyond repair when ground looped on landing at Benson, Oxfordshire, after a wing dropped on touchdown.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5455231377/
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1036505/
4. http://farnborough.proboards.com/thread/5968?page=2
5. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4480
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Dec-2011 02:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2013 19:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 11-Sep-2013 01:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2019 14:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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