ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65489
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| Date: | Thursday 26 February 1942 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 EFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ766 |
| MSN: | 82947/DHNZ16 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mosgiel, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Taieri, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (NZTI) |
Fuselage built at Hatfield and shipped to New Zealand, unassembled & without engine. (Hence no former RAF serials allocated). Remainder of aircraft constructed at Rongotai from local materials with "local" contruction number DHNZ16. (Hence two MSNs - Original British construction number 82947 and "local" DH New Zealand MSN DHNZ16). BOC at Unit 18, Rongotai, 20 September 1940. With No.1 EFTS, Taieri October 1940 to February 1942.
Crashed near Taieri at noon on 16 February 1942 while operating with No.1 EFTS. The aircraft entered a spin at 4,000 feet and completed 11 turns before crashing into trees. It is thought that the foot of one of the crew was jammed under a rudder pedal causing the loss of control. One crew member killed, one seriously injured.
Crew of Tiger Moth NZ766:
P/O (NZ.404387) Hugh Maxwell McGILL (Instructor Pilot) RNZAF - killed in service
LAC G ROGERS (Pupil Pilot u/t) RNZAF - survived with serious injuries
The reported crash location of Mosgiel is an urban satellite of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand, fifteen kilometres west of the city's centre. Tiger Moth NZ766 was written off the books at Taieri on 6 May 1942.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p829.html
5. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-dh-82a-tiger-moth-nz730-to-nz798-1939-to-1956
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?25385-1942-Unaccounted-Airmen-Database-Reconciliation/page21&highlight=McGILL&p=147898#post147898
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2921250/HUGH%20MAXWELL%20McGILL/
8. https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/hugh-maxwell-mcgill
9. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C29379
10. https://www.geni.com/people/Hugh-McGill/6000000041308206545
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosgiel
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taieri_Aerodrome
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 02:23 | angels one five | Added |
| 23-Sep-2009 23:13 | angels one five | Updated |
| 17-Jan-2012 01:28 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 11:35 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2012 12:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2013 07:10 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2014 11:20 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 25-Dec-2018 20:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 13-Aug-2021 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 13-Aug-2021 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2021 21:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2021 09:28 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Jan-2022 06:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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