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| Date: | Monday 3 June 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 653 Sqn AAC |
| Registration: | XP233 |
| MSN: | B5/10/141 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Borgo Torelli -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Idris, Tripoli, Lybia |
| Borgo Torelli, Lybia |
Written off 3/6/1963 when the pilot failed to land on the designated strip at Borgo Torelli, Libya and chose another. He landed too far down the strip and overran into a cornfield where the aircraft ground looped. The pilot and two passengers escaped uninjured
Sources:
1. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1303557/
2. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p38.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4449
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Dec-2012 13:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2013 17:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 08-Oct-2013 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
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