ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268443
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 December 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft UC-45F Expeditor |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-47506 |
| MSN: | 7914 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Rongotai Aerodrome, Wellington 1 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Rongotai AFB |
Hit ground at Moa Point while on approach to Rongotai. Minor damage to undercarriage.
Aircraft operated for Military Air Attache, American Legation, Wellington. Replaced by Douglas VC-47D 43-48777 in July 1947; by January 1948 the Beechcraft had been transferred to Japan where it had a few more accidents!
Sources:
1. New Zealand Wings, Feb 1978.
2. AHSNZ, 1980, Journal, Vol 23 Nos 3 & 4.
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.html
4. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/434345/44-47506/447506
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2021 04:51 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 12-Feb-2022 23:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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