ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65566
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 October 1943 |
| Time: | 08:05 |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 3 EFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ827 |
| MSN: | DHNZ77 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Harewood AFB, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| RNZAF Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.77: Taken on charge as NZ827 at Rongotai 7.7.41. To 3 EFTS Harewood [7.42-10.43]. Stalled and crashed on final approach half-a-mile South of RNZAF Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand 20.10.43; pilot (flying solo) died of injuries sustained. According to a contemporary local newspaper report ("New Zealand Herald", Volume 80, Issue 24721, 22 October 1943, Page 2):
"21 October 1943 - A Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot, Lieutenant John Llewellyn Rae RICHTER, formerly in the Army, was seriously injured when an aircraft he was flying crashed near a South Island Air Force station. His mother resides in Auckland"
Crew of Tiger Moth NZ827:
Lt. John Llewellyn Rae RICHTER (pilot) RNZAF - survived initial accident, but seriously injured, and died in Hospital from injuries received 5 December 1943 (some six weeks later)
Written off the books at RNZAF Harewood on 2.11.43 as reduced to spares
Sources:
1. New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24721, 22 October 1943, Page 2
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/miscairdeaths.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 19:41 | angels one five | Added |
| 30-Sep-2009 01:49 | angels one five | Updated |
| 25-Jan-2012 15:00 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2013 12:07 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2018 10:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 19-Aug-2021 22:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2021 09:47 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 17:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative, Category] |
| 20-Aug-2021 17:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2021 22:40 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2022 02:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
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