ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70901
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Date: | 25-FEB-1936 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol F.2B Fighter Mark 3 |
Owner/operator: | New Zealand Permanent Air Force |
Registration: | 7121 |
C/n / msn: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Wigram |
Destination airport: | Wigram |
Narrative:The aircraft was diving at a target on the bombing range and failed to pull up in time.
It struck the ground and somersaulted several times.
The pilot, Flying-Officer Graham Owen, died from his injuries in hospital some hours later. R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Jan-2010 17:34 |
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01-Jan-2011 04:18 |
angels one five |
Updated [Source] |
24-May-2013 03:01 |
angels one five |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |