ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276524
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| Date: | Sunday 27 September 1942 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: | Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel |
| Owner/operator: | K W Cox |
| Registration: | Unreg |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Timaru, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
Machine crashed on first flight by pilot/owner Kenneth Walter Cox, age 27. Crashed in gully not far from owners home at Salisbury, near Timaru. Pilot died of multiple injuries, machine destroyed. Inquest determined cause of crash to be loss of control due to pilots lack of flying experience.
Sources:
1. Press, 16 December 1942.
2.Timaru Herald, 16 December 1942.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2022 03:52 | Ron Averes | Added |
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