ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268453
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| Date: | Sunday 10 November 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | New Plymouth Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AIG |
| MSN: | 83502 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | New Plymouth Airport, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bell Block Aerodrome, New Plymouth, New Zealand (NZNP) |
| Bell Block Aerodrome, New Plymouth, New Zealand (NZNP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83502 (Gipsy Major #83663); Built by Morris Motors at Cowley, Oxford, and taken on charge by the RAF as T5773 and shipped direct to New Zealand on the s.s "Rangitiki" on 16.8.40. Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ678 at Rongotai, Wellington 6.11.40. To 3 EFTS Harewood [1942-44] Coded “48”. To 42 Squadron [1945].
Sold 29.1.46 to New Plymouth Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-AIG (with MSN DHNZ.2 - but see ZK-AIF; the identites of the two aircraft were recorded incorrectly, and "swapped" later to reflect their true indentifications) 18.1.46 to New Plymouth Aero Club.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed due to stalling on landing and cartwheeled at Bell Block Airfield, New Plymouth 10.11.46. Bell Block was the original site of New Plymouth Airport, which closed in 1966.
Registration ZK-AIG cancelled 6.5.47 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p835.html
4. https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Airframe/Gallery/0/34/0000034676.jpg
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
7. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-dh82a-tiger-moth-nz650-to-nz689-and-nz701-to-nz724-part-1
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Plymouth_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2021 16:33 | Antonio | Added |
| 19-Nov-2021 13:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Jan-2022 05:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Jan-2022 06:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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