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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Flt AAC |
| Registration: | XR242 |
| MSN: | B5/10/179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Episkopi -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Episkopi, Cyprus |
Written off when suffered engine failure shortly after take off from Episkopi, Cyprus. A forced landing was made which resulted in the port undercarriage collapsing. The three crew were uninjured.
Struck off charge as Cat5 (scrap) and broken up as spares 18/03/1966 at Akrotiri Cyprus
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
2. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p38.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XR
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4500
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Feb-2012 11:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2013 19:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Sep-2013 13:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 27-Nov-2019 15:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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