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| Date: | Tuesday 18 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 6 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | NJ988 |
| MSN: | 393 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2m S of Chedworth, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Ratcliffe, Liecestershire |
| RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire |
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) 18/4/43: Dived into the ground on ferry flight 2 miles south of Chedworth, Gloucestershire. As No, 6 Ferry Pilots Pool ATA was based at Ratcliffe, Leicestershire, and it crashed in Gloucestershire, it was probably en route to RAF Kemble
Sources:
1. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=280
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chedworth
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.atamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/115-2.jpg]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2014 00:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2015 13:54 | Faun | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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