ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274735
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| Date: | Friday 29 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Tui Sports |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-ADV |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Ohope Beach, Bay of Plenty 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
A single seat homebuilt biplane, equipped with a Szekely SR-3 engine. Built by Fred North, and first flown by Allan McGruer at Whenuapai on 4 January 1934. Registered in Dec 1934. Crashed and badly damaged, the remains eventually wound up at MOTAT Auckland, where a replica is now based.
Sources:
1. https://motataircraft.blogspot.com/2007/12/tui-sports-1930s-homebuilt.html?m=1
2. D. Rendel, 1975, Civil Aviation in New Zealand, Reed Publishing.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2022 09:52 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 27-Jan-2022 10:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2022 02:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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