Incident de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth NZ593,
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Date:Wednesday 16 December 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth
Owner/operator:2 EFTS RNZAF
Registration: NZ593
MSN: 2204
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Ashburton AFB, Canterbury -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex ZK-ACX, impressed RNZAF July 1940. Badly damaged at Ashburton when rear fuselage hit by Tiger Moth NZ661. Rebuilt as NZ567, using parts from NZ582 (msn 2107).

Sources:

1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh80.htm
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh80.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Nov-2023 11:11 Ron Averes Added
20-Nov-2023 11:12 Ron Averes Updated [Source]

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