ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19317
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| Date: | Monday 1 January 1945 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V |
| Owner/operator: | 2nd TAF CS RAF |
| Registration: | NJ622 |
| MSN: | 1024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leopoldsburg, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Melsbroek, Belgium |
Having encountered the enemy some 45 miles north-east of Brussels, the pilot of NJ622 [Flight Sgt Harvey] attempted immediately to land his Auster on an abandoned tactical strip near Bourg Leopold. The aircraft had not stopped rolling forward when a German attack holed the starboard wing, so he dived out and ran for cover; he had taken barely twenty paces when another attack set the Auster on fire, and in a short while it was completely burned out.
Aircraft's destruction claimed as a 'kill' by Uffz. Fritz Krüger 13/JG 27, who claimed to have 'shot down an Auster West of Brüssels at 09.30 on 1.1.45'
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13061-Auster-pilot-Harvey-Operation-Bodenplatte-1-Jan-1945
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p10.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=909
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Jun-2012 18:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2012 07:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2019 16:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2022 19:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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