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| Date: | Tuesday 9 July 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 1900 AOP Flt RAF |
| Registration: | WZ718 |
| MSN: | B5/10/43 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tolo Channel, Hong Kong -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Sha Tin, Hong kong |
Hit mast of junk on approach to forced landing and aileron jammed ditched crashed in Tolo Harbour.
Pilot Capt Roger Darrell RA
Crew SAC Pestichio RAF
Sources:
SAC eric Cheeseman RAF serving at RAF Shatin at the time.
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p38.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4400
www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 1962 | WZ719 | 20 Recce Flt AAC | 0 | Sha Tin Air Base, New Territories | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-May-2011 14:47 | eric cheeseman | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Feb-2012 19:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2012 10:24 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2013 19:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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