Accident North American Harvard Mk IIa NZ1011,
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Date:Monday 16 November 1942
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Harvard Mk IIa
Owner/operator:2 FOTU RNZAF
Registration: NZ1011
MSN: 88-9268
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Feilding, Manawatu 2 -   New Zealand
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Ohakea AFB
Destination airport:Ohakea AFB
Narrative:
The pilot was performing aerobatics (!) during a night training flight.
The Harvard dived into the ground from a roll. Crashed and burned.
Sergeant John Dornbusch R.I.P.

Sources:

NZ Serials

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jun-2009 02:06 angels one five Added
17-Sep-2009 16:26 angels one five Updated
17-Jan-2012 10:46 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative]
23-Jan-2012 13:13 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location]
03-Jul-2013 23:55 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
30-Oct-2013 08:54 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
13-Sep-2020 22:51 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, Source]
04-Feb-2022 15:43 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
13-Feb-2022 02:43 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
04-Jun-2022 23:21 angels one five Updated [Phase]
23-Nov-2023 03:42 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]

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