Accident Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V RT485,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19398
 
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Date:Friday 8 December 1944
Time:
Type:Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V
Owner/operator:43 OTU RAF
Registration: RT485
MSN: 1150
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire
Destination airport:RAF Andover, Hampshire
Narrative:
Map flew into pilot's face after take-off; pilot was temporarily blinded, and aircraft flew into ground near Old Sarum, Wiltshire on 8.12.44

Sources:

http://www.auster.ukf.net/p11.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1040
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Sarum_Airfield

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
16-Jun-2012 17:54 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
06-Jun-2015 10:54 Ing Edcker Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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