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| Date: | Thursday 13 March 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 1911 Flt /656 Sqn AAC |
| Registration: | WZ703 |
| MSN: | B5/10/28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Sembawang -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Sembawang |
Piloted by Cpt Chris Crouch, WZ703 lost power after take off because of fuel aeration in the engine. Chris and Cpl Roy Curtis suffered broken bones but escaped serious injury. They were trapped for some time upside down and covered in aircraft fuel.
Sources:
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p38.htm
http://www.users.waitrose.com/~g8jan/html%20files/sembawang%201.html
www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Dec-2011 11:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2012 15:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 28-Feb-2012 11:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 27-May-2013 05:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-Mar-2021 18:53 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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