ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 271018
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| Date: | Friday 19 December 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1314 |
| MSN: | 3351 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yaldhurst, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Wigram |
| RNZAF Wigram |
Oxford NZ1314 (formerly RAF s/n AR782) was being operated by No.1 Service Flying Training School, RNZAF, based at Wigram near Christchurch in the South Island.
On the 19th of December, 1941, the aircraft was seriously damaged when flying through a hailstorm and began to break up in the air. It was observed flying at about 500 feet with a lot of its fabric missing, and losing height. It hit the ground at high speed and was wrecked. The pilot lost his life.
LAC Clifford Henry John MILLAR (NZ415003) RNZAF killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZDF Serials
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C29752?w=World+War+II%2c+1939-1945&n=Clifford+Millar&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch&ordinal=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2021 04:41 | angels one five | Added |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Sep-2023 02:24 | angels one five | Updated [[Location]] |
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