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| Date: | Sunday 2 August 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary AF |
| Registration: | HKG-9 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hong Kong harbour -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into the Hong Kong harbour on take-off. Sunk 40 feet deep with the pilot trapped inside. The passenger (40) picked up from the water slightly injured.
Sources:
1. www.worldairforces.com/Countries/hongkong/HKGaircraft.html
2. www.key.aero Where did all the RHKAAF Austers end up?
3. Air Pictorial, January 1983, p7
Eastern Sun 3 August 1970, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2021 03:13 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 26-Dec-2021 03:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 03:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 03:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, ] |
| 27-Dec-2021 03:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, ] |
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