ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211086
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| Date: | Saturday 5 July 1952 |
| Time: | c. 14:25 LT |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Trn Grp RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ2124 |
| MSN: | 1192 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kaiparoro, Tararua Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Masterton |
| Ohakea AFB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
NZ2124 disappeared on a flight between Masterton and Ohakea Air Force Base. Weather conditions at the time were bad. Despite the ensuing searches, nothing was found of the aircraft until 25 July 1953 when hunters found it on Mount Kaiparoro on the east side of the range. It had crashed just south of the Kaiparoro Trig, overlooking the Makakahi River.
The remains of the pilot, Flying Officer David Leary, were found in the wreckage. A memorial to the dead pilot still stands at the crash site.
NZ2124 was a Wigram-based aircraft, being used on official business, and was being flown back to Ohakea by F/O Leary, who was Adjutant of 2 (Wellington TAF) Sqn RNZAF.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/nz-serials/nzoxford.htm
https://parawaitc.org.nz/Documents/Plane%20Crashes/Oxford2124.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2018 05:36 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 16-May-2018 08:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2019 00:20 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 21-Jan-2020 18:30 | harro | Updated [Time] |
| 13-Sep-2020 22:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Sep-2020 21:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2021 10:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Oct-2021 04:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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