ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65545
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 January 1943 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FOTU RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3006 |
| MSN: | 19666 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Ohakea AFB, Manawatu 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Ohakea AFB |
Caught fire in the air. The P-40 was approaching Ohakea to make an emergency landing owing to a fractured fuel pipe when it caught fire and crashed.
Sgt Ronald Hamilton Bell, RNZAF. R.I.P.
Ex 41-25155 and ET479.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 18:04 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-Jul-2009 16:53 | angels one five | Updated |
| 20-Sep-2009 18:58 | angels one five | Updated |
| 05-Mar-2011 00:56 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2011 01:01 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2013 03:00 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2015 17:50 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2021 22:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Jan-2022 05:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jan-2022 07:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 02:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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