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| Date: | Monday 5 August 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-BGN |
| MSN: | 1807 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Auster AOP.V TW468; Delivered October 1945. RAF service with 663 Sqn and 62 Group Comms Flt. Struck of charge 1/5/1953 when sold. Registered as G-ANGA 9/11/1953. To Australia as VH-BGN 27/5/1955. Destroyed by fire on 5/8/1957 whilst parked in Australia
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1985, p.52)
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1700
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ANGA.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2012 11:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2014 19:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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