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| Date: | Monday 1 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V |
| Owner/operator: | 2nd TAF CS RAF |
| Registration: | RT639 |
| MSN: | 1266 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B.58 Melsbroek Airfield, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Melsbroek, Belgium |
Destroyed in air raid at Melsbroek, Belgium on 1.1.45
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13061-Auster-pilot-Harvey-Operation-Bodenplatte-1-Jan-1945
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1149
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p12.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Jun-2012 18:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2012 07:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 16:35 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Jun-2022 05:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Jun-2022 05:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 09-Nov-2022 13:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 11-Nov-2022 19:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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