ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145841
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| Date: | Friday 19 September 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 3 EFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ653 |
| MSN: | 82969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harris Field, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Harris Field, RNZAF Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand |
RNZAF Tiger Moth NZ653 (c/no.82969): Previously R5074. Built at Hatfield, UK and assembled in NZ. Shipped to New Zealand on "SS Karamea" and BOC Unit 18 Rongotai 9 August 1940. With No.3 EFTS, Harewood 1940-1941, coded "EI".
Written off (damaged beyond reapir): Involved in take off collision with NZ784 at Harris Field, near Harewood, on 19 September 1941 while being operated by No.3 EFTS and written off. The pilot is believed to have survived unhurt.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p829.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. https://fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz/fotoweb/archives/5003-Search-the-Collection/Collection/MUS000841_1.jpg.info
5. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-dh82a-tiger-moth-nz650-to-nz689-and-nz701-to-nz724-part-1
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harewood,_New_Zealand
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2012 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Feb-2019 08:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 10-Aug-2021 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 10-Aug-2021 21:53 | SD | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2022 02:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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