Incident Taylorcraft Auster AOP.IV MT103, Thursday 22 February 1945
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Date:Thursday 22 February 1945
Time:15:00 LT
Type:Taylorcraft Auster AOP.IV
Owner/operator:652 AOP Sqn RAF
Registration: MT103
MSN: 867
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:B.?? Biezenmortel Airstrip, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport: - takeoff at 14:30 hrs
Destination airport:Biezenmortel Advanced Landing Ground
Narrative:
Hit tree on approach to strip.
The aircraft operated on a photo-shoot flight to the Nederhemert-Hedel area.
Captain Loveridge was unhurt.

Sources:

Auster aircraft production ( http://www.auster.ukf.net/ )
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5282

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
17-Feb-2020 09:05 TigerTimon Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, ]
23-Jun-2022 11:44 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]
27-Jun-2022 12:23 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
08-Nov-2022 08:09 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]
09-Nov-2022 04:42 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ]

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