ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63787
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| Date: | Monday 7 November 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aerodress Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AXZ |
| MSN: | 3980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Palmerston North, Milson, Manawatū-Whanganui Region,New Zealand (NZPM) |
| Dannevirke, Manawatū-Whanganui, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (NZDV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN 3980 (Gipsy Major #80902); Built by DeHavilland at Hatfield, Herfordshire, UK. Taken on charge as N6707 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chipenham, Wiltshire 17.4.39. To 10 E&RFTS RAF Yatesbury, Wiltshire 5.9.39. Unit renamed 10 EFTS upon outbreak of war on 3.9.39; to RAF Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 9.40; to RAF Stoke Orchard 9.41. To Taylorcraft at Rearsby, Leicestershire for repairs after major inspection 7.7.42. After completion of repairs, to 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 18.8.42. To Bristol UAS (University Air Squadron), RAF Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire 11.4.43. To Taylorcraft at Rearsby for repairs 25.5.43. To 7 EFTS RAF Desford, Leicestershire 22.6.43. To 9 MU RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 19.9.46. To 1333 Transport Support Conversion Unit, RAF Syerston, Northamptonshire 9.6.47. To RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire 5.1.48. To 10 MU, RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 15.3.50 for storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 31.7.50 to Hants & Sussex Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth Airport, Portsmouth, Hampshire. UK civil registered as G-AMDP (C of R R2501) 2.9.50 to Hants & Sussex Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth, Hampshire. C of A not known. Registration G-ADMP cancelled 3.1.51 as 'sold to New Zealand'.
Re-registered in New Zealand as ZK-AXZ 9.7.51 to Manawatu Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd, Fielding. NZ C of A issued 25.7.51. Badly damaged Woodville 8.6.53; repaired and returned to service. Re-registered 18.3.54 to Aerodress Ltd, Dannevirke.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when spun in and crashed near Dannevirke, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, Tararua District, North Island, New Zealand 7.11.55. Pilot S R Robertson. Registration ZK-AXZ cancelled 9.5.56
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AMDP.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p039.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
6. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZZZ/ZK-AXZ.html
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dannevirke
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Jul-2009 01:36 | angels one five | Updated |
| 04-Feb-2011 15:36 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2013 05:12 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2021 21:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 23-Oct-2021 21:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2021 02:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Jan-2022 00:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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