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Date: | Tuesday 10 February 1953 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American Harvard Mk III |
Owner/operator: | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) |
Registration: | NZ1084 |
MSN: | 88-16145 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Wigram AFB, Canterbury -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Wigram AFB, Christchurch, New Zealand (NZWG) |
Destination airport: | Wigram AFB, Christchurch, New Zealand (NZWG) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ex-USAAF 42-84364 (MSN 88-16145) to RAF as Harvard III EX301. No trace of receipt by RAF. Shipped to New Zealand on the s.s."Sunnyside Park" in June 1944 and assembled at Hobsonville.Brought On Charge 5 July 1944.
Written off (destroyed) 10 February 1953, as one of two Harvards which collided near Wigram and crashed
Acting Pilot-Officer F.M. Kinvig (in NZ1084) and Acting Pilot-Officer C.W.Rudd (in NZ1073) both parachuted from their aircraft and survived.
Sources:
1.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_5.html 2.
https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/17601/harvard-pile?page=44 3.
https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/north-american-harvards-texan-nz-1075-to-nz-1102-mk-111-1940-to-1978-part-7 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Jan-2010 19:18 |
angels one five |
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04-Mar-2010 18:13 |
angels one five |
Updated [Narrative] |
21-Jul-2014 02:36 |
angels one five |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-Jun-2018 09:09 |
A.J. Scholten |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
08-Mar-2019 22:57 |
angels one five |
Updated [Narrative] |
09-Apr-2021 21:00 |
Sycak |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
27-May-2021 17:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
16-Jan-2022 04:40 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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