ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266758
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| Date: | Saturday 25 July 1942 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 3 EFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1401 |
| MSN: | DHA497 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harewood AFB, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| RNZAF Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth: NZ1401 to NZ1420 inclusive were twenty Tiger Moths supplied by DH Australia in late 41/early 42, with 10 spare engines, for £42,000. All bulit by DH Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. MSN DHA.497 (Gipsy Major #304) Taken on charge as NZ1411 at Rongotai 19.12.41. To 3 EFTS RNZAF Harewood, Christchurch in 1.42.
Destroyed in mid air collision with Tiger Moth NZ778 at 800 feet in the Harewood circuit at 08:45 hours on 25.7.42 while being operated by 3 EFTS. Both aircraft locked together, plunging to the ground and catching fire. Both crews - one in each aircraft - were killed.
According to a contemporary local newspaper report (Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 22, 25 July 1942, Page 6):
"Two members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force were killed in an aircraft collision in the South Island. They were:
Leading Aircraftman James Hylton MEAD. Next-of-kin, Mr W J Mead, 307 Happy Valley Road. Wellington (father).
Leading Aircraftman Frank Hayman GOLDSMITH. Next-of-kin, Mrs A McCormick, Berry Street, Westport (mother).
The airmen were pupil pilots undergoing training"
Crew of Tiger Moth NZ1411:
Leading Aircraftman James Hylton MEAD RNZAF (Pilot, Service Number: 42782) - killed in service 25.7.42, buried at Wellington (Karori) Cemetery
Written off books at Harewood on 20.8.42.
Sources:
1. Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 22, 25 July 1942, Page 6
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p832.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus4.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/miscairdeaths.html
6. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/293789
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch_Airport#History
8. https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/james-hylton-mead
9. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2021 01:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Aug-2021 01:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2021 09:48 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2022 02:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
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