ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19333
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Date: | 08-MAY-1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.Mk.V |
| Operator: | 2nd TAF Com Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TJ564 |
| C/n / msn: | 1560 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Vorst, Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, approx 5 km west of Krefeld. -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vorst, Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, approx 5 km west of Krefeld. |
Very light (flare) blew into aircraft, caught fire and burnt out at Vorst. (Vorst, now Tönisvorst is a town in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km west of Krefeld.)
Sources:
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p15.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B6nisvorst
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Dec-2012 03:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2012 03:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2012 14:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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