ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48757
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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk IIIa |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ2077 |
| MSN: | 6695 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Whenuapai AFB, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Whenuapai AFB |
NZ2077 stalled and spun from a low altitude over Whenuapai air base, crashing through the roof of No.1 hangar. A Miles Hawk Trainer 3 (NZ585) parked in the hangar was destroyed but there were no casualties on the ground. All on board the Hudson, Flt Lt Graham Hamlin, Plt Off. Ian McGregor, Corporal John Barraclough, and AC1 James Mitchell, died in the accident
R.I.P.
The official report stated: "The accident was the result of the pilot being guilty of negligence and direct breach of discipline in carrying out aerobatic evolutions at a height below the prescribed minimum."
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzhudson.htm
2. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. pp. 163-164. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
3. Ministry of Defence Accident File no. 27/12/753
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2008 22:55 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-May-2009 02:54 | angels one five | Updated |
| 29-May-2009 23:56 | XLerate | Updated |
| 30-May-2009 01:33 | XLerate | Updated |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2013 23:58 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2013 08:34 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2015 08:15 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2018 06:51 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2019 19:20 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2021 19:47 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase] |
| 24-Nov-2023 06:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source] |
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