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| Date: | Friday 18 January 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 656 Sqn Brit. AAC |
| Registration: | WZ670 |
| MSN: | B5/10/9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1m NW of Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaya -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Noble Field, Kuala Lumpur |
Dived into the ground near Batu Caves, Malaya when the undercarriage struck a cable during an overshoot
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.auster.ukf.net/
3. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=174
4. ttp://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
5. http://austerhg.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=1955
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Jun-2011 13:03 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2012 01:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, ] |
| 03-Feb-2012 18:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2012 03:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Jul-2017 00:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Jan-2020 14:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Feb-2020 18:16 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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