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| Date: | Sunday 2 February 1964 |
| Time: | Day |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 656 Sqn AAC |
| Registration: | XK379 |
| MSN: | B5/10/105 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tawau Harbour, Sabah, Borneo -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Stalled and crashed in the water while pursuing an enemy vessel in Tawau Harbour, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia on 2/2/1964. Aircraft crashed and overturned in shallow waters and one of the two occupants was injured.
Deemed to have been damaged beyond economic repair, and written off. Struck off charge as Cat.5(scrap) on 29/2/1964
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1964.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/images/losses/xk379.jpg
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p38.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2011 16:03 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 02-Feb-2012 10:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Dec-2012 12:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Apr-2013 07:23 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2013 17:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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