ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65522
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 July 1941 |
| Time: | 08:25 |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 4 EFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ673 |
| MSN: | 83500 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Whenuapai AFB, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Whenuapai Aerodrome, Auckland |
Previously RAF Tiger Moth T5771. Built at Cowley, UK and assembled in NZ. Shipped to New Zealand on the s.s "Opawa" and BOC at Unit 18 Rongotai, 6 November 1940.
Crashed on farm near Riverhead 2 miles NW of Whenuapai on 30 July 1941 while being operated by No.4 EFTS Whenuapai. While recovering from a low altitude dive at 08:25 hrs the aircraft rolled on its back and crashed into trees in a gully.
Crew of Tiger Moth NZ673:
P/O (NZ.40967) Athol FOSTER (Instr. Pilot) RNZAF- killed in serivce 30-7-1941, buried at Purewa Public Cemetery Ref: Block E, Row 39, Grave 18.
LAC (NZ.413544) Keith Millen McCULLOCH (Pilot u/t) RNZAF - killed in service 30-7-1941, buried at Otahuhu (Holy Trinity) Anglican Cemetery Memorial Park
Riverhead is a small town located at the head of the Waitematā Harbour in the north-west of Auckland, New Zealand.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p835.html
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=NZ%20673
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2920438/ATHOL%20FOSTER/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2920355/KEITH%20MILLEN%20McCULLOCH/
7. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C28423?n=Keith%20Millen%20McCULLOCH&ordinal=0&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch
8. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C24063?n=Athol%20FOSTER&ordinal=0&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch
9. The Airman Vol 1/10 - September 1941: https://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/The%20Airman.htm
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverhead,_New_Zealand
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 15:50 | angels one five | Added |
| 21-Sep-2009 03:20 | angels one five | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2012 01:53 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2012 18:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2013 07:36 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2018 08:21 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2019 08:40 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2021 19:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 08-Aug-2021 19:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2021 08:29 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Jan-2022 04:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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