ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65531
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Harvard Mark II |
| Owner/operator: | 2 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ920 |
| MSN: | 66-2786 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Woodbourne AFB, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Woodbourne AFB |
In mid-air collision with Harvard NZ923.
The pilot of NZ920, conducting an instrument training flight, failed to see the other aircraft and crashed into the rear of NZ923, while descending from above & behind NZ923.
After the collision NZ920 dived into the ground and burned.
Flying Officer Robert Douglas Cowper and Leading Aircraftman Dereck Lippitt R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 16:18 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Sep-2009 01:08 | angels one five | Updated |
| 18-Sep-2009 01:15 | angels one five | Updated |
| 17-Jan-2012 02:31 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 12:09 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 24-May-2014 03:26 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2015 07:07 | Anon. | Updated [Phase] |
| 27-Apr-2020 07:36 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2020 22:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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