ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65526
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 3 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1238 |
| MSN: | 2659 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Waitara, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Ohakea |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.II P6865. Built by de Havilland Ltd, Hatfield, England. Arrived in New Zealand on board "OPAWA" in September 1940. Brought On Charge with Unit No.1, RNZAF Hobsonville on 11 September 1940. Assigned RNZAF Serial NZ1238. Issued to No.3 SFTS, Ohakea.
Crashed near Waitara, Taranaki on 15 October 1941: The crew left Ohakea AFB that day on a training mission. While cruising in the region of Waitara and completing a turn, the crew lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in flames on a hill. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire and both crewmen were killed.
Crew of Oxford NZ1238:
Flt Lt Harold Wiles,
L/AC Norman Wilson.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1941/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-new-zealand-2-killed-3/]
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/nz-serials/nzoxford.htm
3. http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C21861
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2920452/WILES,%20HAROLD%20CUTHBERT
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 16:00 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Sep-2009 13:30 | angels one five | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:35 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2013 09:49 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2014 04:32 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2017 19:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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