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| Date: | Friday 16 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster I |
| Owner/operator: | 657 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LB324 |
| MSN: | 183 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Newton, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Westley, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk |
Delivered to 654 Squadron on 5/ 10/ 42, but transferred to 652 Squadron on 27/ 10/ 42.
On 12/12/42 it was flown to 47 MU RAF Sealand, Cheshire, where it remained until released for 656 Squadron on 20/3/43. On 15/4/43, LB324 passed to 657 Squadron, but was written-off the following day, when its pilot approached a field near the village of Newton, Suffolk too fast, and attempted to go round again. Unfortunately, the aircraft flew into telegraph wires downwind and crashed, killing the pilot
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 1 No 2 Summer 1975
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=80
3. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p01.htm
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?8216-430416-Unaccounted-airmen-16-4-1943
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton,_Suffolk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Feb-2013 18:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2013 17:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Apr-2014 00:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2024 09:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
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