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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 183 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NJ968 |
| MSN: | 371 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the road Tilburg - Breda; Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.91 Kluis |
Engine cut, force-landed in a field.
Pilot / W/O. R.P. Newman RAF / seriously injured
Passenger / Sgt. J. Ford RAF / seriously injured
Sources:
Auster aircraft production ( http://www.auster.ukf.net/ )
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5504&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2020 18:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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