ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48602
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| Date: | Monday 15 December 1941 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ2007 |
| MSN: | 3820 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Whanganui Inlet, Nelson -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nelson |
| Nelson |
NZ2007 was returning to its base at Nelson Airport from patrol when it flew into a hillside near Whanganui (West Haven) Inlet in bad visibility.
The Hudson exploded on impact and burned out.
All on board were killed in the crash.
Pilot Officer Alexander MacFarlane, P/O Louis Volzke, Sergeant Keith Jack and Sgt Phillip Harrison. R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials.
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/hudson/NZ2007.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2008 21:05 | angels one five | Added |
| 29-May-2009 23:50 | XLerate | Updated |
| 11-Aug-2010 23:53 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2011 23:12 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2011 15:27 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:18 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:56 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 21-May-2013 06:38 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2013 06:09 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 27-Aug-2018 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2020 03:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Sep-2020 01:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Sep-2021 13:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2022 07:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Feb-2022 19:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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