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| Date: | Thursday 25 March 1948 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | No 1 Trans Va KLu (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) |
| Registration: | R-1 |
| MSN: | 571 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Valkenburg |
Caught fire inflight,hit a dune and crashed. The second crew member died later that day.
Sources:
Auster aircraft production ( http://www.auster.ukf.net/ )
De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
26-03-1948
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Jan-2014 19:03 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Damage, ] |
| 23-Apr-2019 17:56 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Apr-2019 18:02 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2020 08:51 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 04:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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