ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47647
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| Date: | Sunday 20 March 1955 |
| Time: | c. 1200 |
| Type: |  North American P-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Auckland TAF Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ2425 |
| MSN: | 124-48269 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Sea off Woodhill, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Whenuapai |
| Whenuapai | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
NZ 2425, operated by 1 Squadron, Territorial Air Force, failed to return from a 1-hour flying practice flight over the sea northwest of Auckland. Parts later washed up on Muriwai Beach.
The pilot completed an authorised low flying exercise in the Kaipara area before climbing away to the northwest to practice aerobatics. Presumed to have crashed in the sea due to loss of control when performing aerobatics.
Pilot Officer Andrew French missing, presumed dead. R.I.P.
Small pieces of wreckage were later found washed ashore.
NZ 2425 was ex-US 45-11516.
Sources:
NZ Serials
RNZAF official report into the loss of Mustang NZ2425
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 22:30 | angels one five | Added |
| 07-Jul-2009 10:00 | angels one five | Updated |
| 19-Jan-2012 06:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2013 20:10 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2014 19:00 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-May-2014 22:26 | angels one five | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2015 18:16 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2016 23:14 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2018 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2022 21:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2023 03:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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