ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19466
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| Date: | Saturday 1 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster I |
| Owner/operator: | 651 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LB274 |
| MSN: | 144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sidi Bou Said, 20 km from Tunis -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tunis, Tunisia |
Delivered to 20 MU Aston Down 27/7/42, before being issued to 651 Squadron on 28/8/42. On 11/12/42, it was flown to 47 MU for packaging and shipment to North Africa aboard SS. 'H-102' . It was operated by 651 Squadron, but written off in a flying accident on 1/5/43 when hit by small arms fire and crashed at Sidi Bou Said, 20 Km from Tunis, Tunisia (at approximate Coordinates: 36°52′N 10°20′E) on 1/5/1943
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 1 No 2 Summer 1975
2. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p01.htm
3. http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/651_wwII.html
4. https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/First-in-the-Field/p/3128
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Bou_Said
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Dec-2012 14:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2013 13:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2014 23:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2014 23:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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