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Date: | Tuesday 3 May 1949 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman Avenger TBF-1 |
Owner/operator: | R&D Flt RNZAF |
Registration: | NZ2506 |
MSN: | 5222 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Masterton Aerodrome, Wairarapa -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Masterton Aerodrome |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed on takeoff on first aerial topdressing trial flight. Written off, first aerial topdressing crash in New Zealand. Aircraft operated by R&D Flight, 41 Sqn, RNZAF.
Sources:
1. Janic Geelen, 1983, The Topdressers.
2. NZDF-Serials Avenger
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Oct-2021 09:52 |
Ron Averes |
Added |