ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65521
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| Date: | Saturday 21 June 1941 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1296 |
| MSN: | 547 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Halswell, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Wigram, Christchurch |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mark II. Ex-RAF P8840: Built by Airspeed Ltd, Portsmouth, England. Brought On Charge with Unit No.1, RNZAF Hobsonville on 8 August 1940. Assigned RNZAF Serial NZ1296. To No.1 SFTS, RNZAF Wigram
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21 June 1941: Shortly after take off from Wigram AFB, at 10:10 hours local time, the aircraft banked left and crashed in a huge explosion near Halswell. The pilot, who was performing a solo training flight, was killed.
Pilot of Oxford NZ1296 (1 SFTS, RNZAF):
LAC Albert Maher.
R.I.P.
Cause: Left engine failed shortly after take off.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1941/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-wigram-afb-1-killed-2/]
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/nz-serials/nzoxford.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 15:47 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Sep-2009 13:19 | angels one five | Updated |
| 25-Jan-2012 14:49 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2013 21:16 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2013 22:42 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 08-Aug-2017 20:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2019 08:00 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2022 04:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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