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Date: | Friday 6 September 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
Owner/operator: | 2 EFTS RNZAF |
Registration: | NZ745 |
MSN: | 82347 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | New Plymouth AFB, Taranaki -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | New Plymouth |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Landing collision with DH.60 NZ521. In NZ745, the instructor was uninjured, but his pupil was killed. On NZ521 the pilot was injured. Both aircraft badly damaged NZ745 written off.
Sources:
AHSNZ, 1988, Journal, Vol 31 No 2.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Nov-2023 10:33 |
Ron Averes |
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