ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186822
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Date: | Thursday 20 January 1949 |
Time: | |
Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V |
Owner/operator: | Union of Burma Air Force (UBAF) |
Registration: | TJ594 |
MSN: | 1639 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 50 miles west of Rangoon. -
Myanmar
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Shot down by insurgents in Burma at Pantanaw. The "fighter plane" which was engaged in strafing, crashed after being set ablaze as a result of ground fire. Pilot and second occupant killed.
Sources:
1.
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/burma/burma-af-aircraft.htm 2.
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1520 The Indian Express 24 January 1949, p5
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Apr-2016 19:47 |
TB |
Added |
27-Apr-2016 19:49 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
11-Nov-2016 22:39 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
25-Dec-2018 10:24 |
TB |
Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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