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| Date: | Wednesday 20 November 1940 |
| Time: | 12:05 |
| Type: | Miles Magister Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 267 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1953 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heliopolis aerodrome -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Heliopolis |
On 20 November 1940, Plt Off T A K Aga of 267 Sqn RAF crashed at 1205 hrs on Heliopolis aerodrome just after taking off with the Magister I R1953. Both men aboard, the pilot and his passenger, Cpl R J Musgrave, were slightly injured but the aircraft was written off.
Sources:
ORB of 267 Squadron (AIR 27/1560)
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16688376
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaza_Air_Base
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=30.094444&lon=31.359722&z=14&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2022 12:41 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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