ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68266
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Date: | Monday 17 October 1955 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American Harvard Mark III |
Owner/operator: | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Registration: | NZ1081 |
MSN: | 88-16082 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Wigram AFB, Canterbury -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Wigram AFB |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Harvard was seen to emerge from the 1,500 ft cloudbase in a steep dive at full power.
It is presumed that the non-instrument rated trainee pilot became disorientated while flying in cloud and lost control of the aircraft.
Acting Pilot Officer Walter Thomson R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials. ex.USAAF/42-84301, RAF/EZ298.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Sep-2009 16:51 |
angels one five |
Added |
12-May-2013 03:20 |
angels one five |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
26-Jun-2018 13:08 |
A.J. Scholten |
Updated [Source] |
16-Jan-2022 04:42 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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