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| Date: | Friday 6 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Gp CS RAF |
| Registration: | NJ723 |
| MSN: | 1094 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when hit balloon cable in smoke and crashed at Wesel, North Rhine-Westphaia, Germany on 6/4/1945
Sources:
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=989
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p10.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?3296-Auster-experts
http://www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search39-47.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Dec-2012 07:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2013 05:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 16:43 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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