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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | West Raynham SF RAF |
| Registration: | XP286 |
| MSN: | B5/10/172 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leconfield, North Yorkshire (EGXV) England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF Leconfield, North Yorkshire (EGXV) |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 15/8/1968: Crashed on landing at Leconfield, North Yorkshire. Not repaired; instead struck off charge as Cat.5(G/I) as 8044M
Stripped out remains still extant 12/3/2011 at Eggesford (Trenchard Farm) (X2EG), and last reported at South Molton, Devon 10/9/2012
Sources:
1. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p38.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4469
4. XP286 in 2011: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1295114/
5. XP286 in 1968: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1196006/
6. http://austerhg.org/gallery3/Auster-1243594292/Mark_9/XP286-Mk9-Pic-2
7. http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=174
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Feb-2012 12:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2012 11:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jun-2013 07:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Jul-2013 13:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2015 21:53 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 09:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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