ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65487
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 January 1943 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  North American Harvard Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 2 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ930 |
| MSN: | 66-2743 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Blenheim, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Woodbourne |
Harvard NZ930: Hit a tree at night and crashed during low training flight. 27/01/1943
The Pilot was P/O Louis Gumbley and Cpl Eric Bell was a passenger. Bell had recently transferred from the Army and was engaged on airfield defence while undergoing flight training.
P/O Gumbley and Cpl Bell were killed in a crash that occurred during a night pilot flying test.
Crew:
Crew:
P/O (NZ421704) Louis Joseph Norfolk GUMBLEY (pilot) RNZAF - killed
Cpl (NZ421310) Eric Courtney BELL (pilot u/t.) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials //cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 02:17 | angels one five | Added |
| 11-Jun-2009 03:23 | angels one five | Updated |
| 11-Jun-2009 18:07 | angels one five | Updated |
| 21-Sep-2009 16:20 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Jan-2012 17:13 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 25-Jan-2012 14:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 29-Jun-2013 09:42 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Feb-2022 11:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Feb-2024 23:11 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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