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| Date: | Wednesday 23 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.IV |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Gp CF RAF |
| Registration: | MT336 |
| MSN: | 981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Chigwell, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chigwell, Essex |
| RAF Heston, London |
Stalled after take-off and spun into ground See:
85 Group was responsible for airfield construction, and beach-head air supremacy, in the wake of D-Day.
Sources:
Auster aircraft production ( http://www.auster.ukf.net/ )
www.thejewsoftheraf.co.uk/khan-maurice-donald/
AIR BRITAIN
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Jul-2021 13:08 | Paul Allonby | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2021 20:27 | Coumes | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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