ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211133
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1237 |
| MSN: | 2657 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mitre, Tararua Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
No 3 SFTS, Ohakea AFB.
Crashed on Mitre, the highest peak (5154 feet, 1571 metres) in the Tararua Range. Wreck not found until May 1942.
Both crew members killed.
LAC James Edgar Norman Corin and LAC Ronald Alfred Walter Abrahams, RIP.
Sources:
Ross Kerr (2006) A Chronology of the Tararua & Rimutaka Ranges
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2018 19:53 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 21-Jan-2020 08:01 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2020 22:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2021 04:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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