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| Date: | Sunday 13 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 43 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | MZ193 |
| MSN: | 318 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire (EGLS) |
Delivered to 655 Squadron on 4/4/43, but transferred to 662 Squadron on 13/8/43. On 11/11/43, it was re-issued to 43 OTU, but was written-off after a pilotless take-off on 13/8/44 from RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire. Beforehand, the engine had been running while the aircraft was unattended, and subsequently it moved forward, took-off, stalled and dived into the ground, catching fire as it did so
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 2 No 2 Summer 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=200
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Apr-2014 23:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2015 07:33 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 27-Nov-2018 19:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 13-May-2024 09:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
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