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| Date: | Friday 18 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.IV |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Gp CS RAF |
| Registration: | MT338 |
| MSN: | 963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B.61 Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Ghent, East Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| St. Denis Westrem, Ghent, Belgium |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) on 18.5.45 when overshot on landing, and hit dispersal pen at St. Denis Westrem, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium at approximate Coordinates: 51°01′17″N 3°40′08″E
Sources:
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=860
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p09.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Denijs-Westrem
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jan-2013 13:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2013 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 16:47 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 00:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Nov-2022 06:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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