ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64370
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| Date: | Saturday 6 August 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82a Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | James Aviation |
| Registration: | ZK-AOC |
| MSN: | 83525 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Whakamaru, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN 83525 (Gipsy Major #82779) Built as R4985 at Hatfield and assembled in NZ. Shipped to New Zealand 1.3.40 on the s.s "Rangitata" and BOC Unit 18 RNZAF as NZ887 at Rongotai 20.7.40. To 3 EFTS Harewood (8.40-1941). To 2 EFTS Ashburton (1942-43). To Taieri [1944]. Stored pending disposal
Struck off charge when sold 14.1.47 to Flying Officer D.W. Gray, Dunedin. Registered as ZK-AOC 12.2.47 to D.W. Gray, Whenuapai.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed near Whakamaru 16.2.47 WFU (Withdrawn From Use) and cancelled from the register on 14/11/61.
Pilot Colin B. Hale was seriously injured.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p828.html
6. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
7. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZZZ/ZK-AOC.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiau_Toa_/_Clarence_River
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakamaru
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 22:54 | angels one five | Updated |
| 22-Nov-2009 12:07 | angels one five | Updated |
| 11-Oct-2013 21:24 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location] |
| 21-Oct-2021 22:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2021 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 21-Jan-2022 20:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2022 06:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Jun-2022 09:08 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2022 09:08 | angels one five | Updated [[Aircraft type, Narrative]] |
| 23-Nov-2023 08:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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