ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71658
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| Date: | Saturday 17 January 1953 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: |  North American Harvard Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Otago TAF Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1042 |
| MSN: | 88-13191 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Matukituki Valley, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taieri AFB, Dunedin, New Zealand (NZTI) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAAF 41-33718 (MSN 88-13191) to RAF as Harvard IIA EX745. No trace of receipt by RAF, shipped to New Zealand June 1943 on the s.s. "James Hogg". Assembled at Hobsonville, Auckland; Brought On Charge 26 June 1943. Operated for the RAF by the Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF] as NZ1042. Transferred to the RNZAF in September 1946.
NZ1042 crashed during a search operation for 2 persons missing near Mount Aspiring, Matukituki Valley, Otago. It was reported to have been caught in a severe downdraft and crashed in a ravine. One of the two crew died from his injuries, the other survived.
Crew of Harvard NZ1042:
Pilot: Flight-Lieutenant A. Bills survived, injured.
Copilot: Squadron-Leader George Johnson died. R.I.P.
Harvard NZ1042 formally Struck Off Charge 1 April 1953 at Taieri ADB, New Zealand. The reported crash location of Mount Aspiring (Maori: Tititea) is New Zealand's 23rd-highest mountain. It is the country's highest outside the Aoraki/Mount Cook region.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_5.html
2. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/north-american-harvard-texan-nz-1030-to-nz-1057-mk-11a-1940-to-1978-part-5
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzharvard.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Aspiring_/_Tititea
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taieri_Aerodrome#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2010 12:29 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Dec-2010 03:14 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-May-2013 06:01 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2014 18:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Apr-2021 18:49 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-May-2021 17:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2021 04:28 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2021 19:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 08-Oct-2021 22:11 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Nov-2023 07:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
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