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| Date: | Saturday 1 September 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 20 Recce Flt AAC |
| Registration: | WZ719 |
| MSN: | B5/10/43 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sha Tin Air Base, New Territories -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sha Tin, Hong Kong |
| Sha Tin, Hong Kong |
Written off: damaged beyond repair during the destruction of Sha Tin Base, Hong Kong by typhoon 'Wanda'. (One of three Auster AOP.9s to be destroyed in this fashion - Typhoon 'Wanda' also claimed WZ720 and XN411)
Sources:
1. Auster aircraft production (http://www.auster.ukf.net/ )
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WZ
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 1957 | WZ718 | 1900 AOP Flt RAF | 0 | Tolo Channel, Hong Kong | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Dec-2011 01:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2013 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2017 15:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 23-Jul-2017 15:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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