ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145844
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| Date: | Sunday 13 October 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AJD |
| MSN: | 83491 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bridge Pa Aerodrome, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bridge Pa Airfield, Hastings, New Zealand (NZHS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
RNZAF Tiger Moth NZ663 (c/no.83491): Previously RAF Tiger Moth T5762. Built at Morris Motors, Cowley, Oxford, UK and assembled in NZ. Shipped to New Zealand on 5 July 1940 on the s.s."Rangitikei" and BOC by RNZAF at Unit 18 Rongotai on 4 October 1940 as NZ663. With No.1 EFTS, Taieri 1944. Slightly damaged after flying through power and phone lines near the Stirling Railway Bridge on 9 November 1944, but landed safely at Taieri.
Sold to Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club from No.42 Squadron on 10 May 1946 and entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-AJD on 1 May 1946.
Written off in accident near Bridge Pa (Hastings) Airfield, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand on 13 October 1946. Pilot killed. Registration ZK-AJD formally cancelled 18 December 1946
Hastings Aerodrome is a small airport located in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. It is sometimes referred to as Bridge Pa Aerodrome. It is owned and operated by the Hawke's Bay & East Coast Aero Club Inc. The airport is situated on the Heretaunga Plains and there are two eighteen hole golf courses adjacent to it.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p834.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings_Aerodrome#History
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
6. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56213-zk-ajd-1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2012 17:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Jul-2021 20:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Aug-2021 00:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2021 00:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Jan-2022 02:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 05-Feb-2022 15:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2022 19:00 | pietrzak | Updated [[Operator]] |
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