ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73297
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FOTU RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3036 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Ohakea AFB, Manawatu 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Ohakea AFB |
NZ3036's engine caught fire in the air after a connecting rod snapped.
Pilot-Officer D.Trolove baled out and survived, only to be killed in another accident just a few days later.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2010 00:22 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Jan-2012 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2013 10:24 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2018 10:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2021 07:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 02:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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