ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63783
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| Date: | Sunday 20 November 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AXU |
| MSN: | DHA329 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rangitumau, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, New Zealand (MRO/MZNS) |
| Te Rangitūmau, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN DHA.329; built by DeHavilland Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge by the RAAF as A17-310 at 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 31.3.41. To 10 EFTS Temora 17.5.41. To DHA Mascot 27.7.43 for overhaul; DHA No T137. To 2 Aircraft Park 30.9.43. To 5 EFTS Narromine 4.10.43. To 8 EFTS Narrandera 23.6.44. To 7 EFTS Western Junction 12.1.45. To storage reserve; transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 1.6.45; put up 'for sale' 6.12.45.
Struck off charge when sold 31.5.46 for £100 to J.T. Brown/Kingsford Smith Aero Service; issued 27.5.46. Australian civil registered as VH-AUE (C of R 993) 25.6.46 to P Padula, Cobar, NSW. Re-registered 4.10.47 to Kingsford Smith Aviation Service Pty Ltd, Mascot, Sydney, NSW. Registration VH-AUE cancelled 19.12.47. Re-registered 23.12.47 to same party.
Shipped to UK 12.1.48. Australian registration VH-AUE canbcelled 29.1.48 as 'sold to UK'. Re-registered in UK as G-AKYM (C of R 12323) 27.4.48 to The Scottish Flying Club Ltd, Renfrew. No C of A issued. Registration G-AKYM cancelled 16.12.50 as 'sold to New Zealand'.
Re-registered in New Zealand as ZK-AXU 25.5.51 to Wanganui Aero Work Ltd, Wanganui. First flown in New Zealand 20.7.51.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing during topdressing operations at Te Rangitūmau, Masterton District, Wellington 20.11.55; Pilot W. Myers. Registration ZK-AXU cancelled 20.6.60 at owners request
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKYM.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus3.html
4. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
6. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZZZ/ZK-AXU.html
7. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56612-zk-axu-1
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
9. https://mapcarta.com/16713070
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Jul-2009 01:37 | angels one five | Updated |
| 07-Oct-2013 05:16 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location] |
| 23-Oct-2021 23:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 15-Jan-2022 10:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 06:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
| 01-Feb-2022 11:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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