ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65180
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Walrus Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Seaplane Trg Flt RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ154 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waitemata Harbour, Auckland -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Waitemata Harbour |
A large wave struck the port wing float and damaged it just as the aircraft was getting airborne. The Walrus touched down again, the port wing entered the water and aircraft nosed over and sank. Pilots F/O J L Marshall and F/O W L Morrison both drowned, LAC L E Whitefield escaped unharmed. The port aileron was found to have been jammed.
Sources:
1. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. p. 132. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
2. Ministry of Defence Accident File 27/12/1846
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2009 20:49 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-Mar-2010 14:57 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 09-Sep-2013 13:03 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2014 15:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2015 19:17 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Nov-2018 10:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Sep-2021 03:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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