Incident Howard DGA-15P ZK-AHP,
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Date:Wednesday 25 September 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DG15 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Howard DGA-15P
Owner/operator:Civil Aviation Administration
Registration: ZK-AHP
MSN: 535
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rongotai, Wellington 1 -   New Zealand
Phase: Standing
Nature:-
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed in the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Building fire of 25 September 1946, along with RNZAF Tiger Moth's NZ732 and NZ826; and two RNZAF Hawker Tomtit instructional airframes.
This aircraft imported into New Zealand in 1942 by the Superior Oil Co as NC22436. Impressed by the USAAF in 1943 as 44-32667 and operated within NZ. Sold to the Civil Aviation Administration as ZK-AHP a few months before its fiery demise.

Sources:

1. New Zealand Wings, Feb 1978.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Oct-2021 02:15 Ron Averes Added
06-Oct-2021 07:03 Ron Averes Updated [Source, Narrative]
24-Jan-2022 04:41 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
13-Feb-2022 01:34 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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