ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65221
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| Date: | Saturday 1 May 1943 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3031 |
| MSN: | 19957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Skerrets Creek, Rimutaka Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
No16 Squadron, Woodbourne.
The Kittyhawk was flying north from Baring Head when it was apparently caught by a down draught and failed to clear a ridge at the head of Skerrets Creek, east of Homedale.
Sgt Victor Thomas Marchant. R.I.P.
Sources:
1. RNZAF Serials: www.nzdf-serials.co.nz/nz-serials/nzaircraft.htm
2. rnzaf.proboards.com
Images:
V12 Engine, Wainuiomata, 17/07/2011
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2009 18:23 | angels one five | Added |
| 30-May-2009 00:11 | XLerate | Updated |
| 03-Jul-2009 19:16 | angels one five | Updated |
| 26-May-2010 01:00 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2011 22:32 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2012 04:58 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2013 00:23 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 06:13 | craig | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 17-May-2018 01:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2020 08:24 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
| 14-Sep-2020 19:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 07-Oct-2021 10:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Feb-2022 01:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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