ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63683
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| Date: | Friday 21 September 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Thames Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BBQ |
| MSN: | 84675 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kaeo, Northland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Kaeo, Northland Region, Far North District |
| Kaeo, Northland Region, Far North District | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84675; Taken on charge as T6249 at 22 EFTS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 4.6.41. To 8 MU RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire 30.7.45 for long-term storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 28.3.51 to Squadron Leader W.A. Webb. UK civil registered as G-AMUA (C of R R.3773/1) 16.8.52 to Airtrade Ltd, Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey. CofA issued 9.9.52. Registration G-AMUA cancelled 9.9.52 as "sold - subsequently to New Zealand".
Re-registered in New Zealand as ZK-BBQ 1.10.52 to Thames Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd, Thames. C of A issued 17.6.53.
Crashed on landing while topdressing at Kaeo, Northland Region, Far North District, North Island, New Zealand, 21.9.56; Pilot E. Gardner. [Kaeo is a township in the Far North District of New Zealand, located some 22 km northwest of Kerikeri]. Registration ZK-BBQ cancelled as "destroyed" 8.3.57.
Sources:
1, Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AMUA.pdf
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p846.html
5. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
6. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56716-zk-bbq-1
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaeo
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Jul-2009 18:01 | angels one five | Updated |
| 04-Mar-2016 07:37 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2021 17:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 04-Nov-2021 17:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2022 18:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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