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| Date: | Wednesday 17 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 43 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | NK112 |
| MSN: | 401 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Auster NK112 hit by own AA 17/01/1945
Hit by shell during practice shoot and blew up.
Crew:
Capt. (165423) John Henry WORBOYS (pilot) RA - killed
.
Sources:
Auster aircraft production ( http://www.auster.ukf.net/ )
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Air Britain: RAF Aircraft NA100 - NZ999, published 1992
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Oct-2008 21:26 | John1037 | Updated |
| 03-Jan-2012 05:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, ] |
| 27-May-2024 15:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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