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Date: | Wednesday 19 February 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
Owner/operator: | 2 EFTS RNZAF |
Registration: | NZ505 |
MSN: | 1562 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near New Plymouth, Taranaki -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | New Plymouth |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ex ZK-ACE, impressed RNZAF October 1939. Student pilot stalled aircraft, causing severe damage. As the DH.60 aircraft were being replaced with Tiger Moths, NZ505 was not repaired, being written off in July 1941.
Sources:
AHSNZ, 1988, Journal, Vol 31 No 2.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Nov-2023 06:20 |
Ron Averes |
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