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| Date: | Tuesday 22 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 660 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ198 |
| MSN: | 323 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hammerwood House, East Grinstead, East Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hammerwood House, East Grinstead, Sussex |
Delivered to 656 Squadron on 4/4/43, and later transferred to 660 Squadron on 15/8/43. MZ198 is shown as being written-off on 23/2/44 following a flying accident, presumed to be at Hammerwood House, East Grinstead, East Sussex, where the unit was based at the time
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly, Vol 2 No 2 Summer 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=220
3. http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/660_wwII.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Apr-2014 23:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:10 | Glock G19 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
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