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| Date: | Thursday 27 October 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V |
| Owner/operator: | 656 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TJ674 |
| MSN: | 1711 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Between Mentakab and Kuala Lumpur, Malaya -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mentakab, Malaya |
| Kuala Lumpure, Malaya |
Failed to return from a sortie. Wreck found in the jungle in July 1954 Between Mentakab and Kuala Lumpur, Malaya. Crew killed:
Captain J.F. Churcher, Royal Artillery, pilot.
Brig. Erskine DSO., passenger.
Both Commemorated at Terendak Military Cemetery, Terendak, Malacca, Memorial Wall
Sources:
http://www.auster.ukf.net
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.656squadron.org/rollRollOfHonour.html]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2011 04:54 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2012 03:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Feb-2012 17:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2012 02:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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