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| Date: | Thursday 4 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 654 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ101 |
| MSN: | 234 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Marries about 1.75 miles from San Monrient -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Delivered to 20 MU on 17/1/ 43 before passing to 47 MU on 3/2/43 for packaging and despatch to North Africa, along with MZ100. It was then used by 654 Sqn before crashing on the summit of Mount Marries about 3,000 yards from San Monrient on 4/11/43.
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol. 1 No. 4, Winter/Spring 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=130
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Apr-2014 17:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2014 09:52 | Gloug | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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