ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65543
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| Date: | Friday 18 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1286 |
| MSN: | 3342 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Norwood AFB, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Norwood |
| RNZAF Norwood | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Two Oxfords of No.1 Service Flying Training School (NZ1324 and NZ1286) collided at 100 feet over the airfield at Norwood on 18 December 1942.
NZ1286 (c/n 3342) was crash-landed at Norwood by its pilot (Leading Aircraftman K. Whitehouse) who was injured.
NZ1324 (c/n 39) crashed at Norwood and caught fire. Both occupants (instructor Flying Officer Cyril Henderson and pupil Leading Aircraftman Eric Broadhurst) died in the accident, the instructor being buried at Midhurst and the pupil at Kaikoura.
Two anonymous members of the Fire Section were commended for their efforts in extricating the pilots' bodies from the burning wreckage.
NZ1286 was written off the books at Wigram on 9 January 1943 as reduced to spares.
NZ1324 was written off the books at Wigram 8 January 1943 as reduced to produce.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//nz-serials/
http://horowhenua.kete.net.nz/documents/0000/0000/0986/Whitehouse_KO_-_For_your_Tomorrow..pdf
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?OID=21074519
http://www.baaa-acro.com/Fiches%20d'accidents/1942/NZ1324.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 17:55 | angels one five | Added |
| 20-Sep-2009 14:08 | angels one five | Updated |
| 25-Jan-2012 14:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2012 11:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2012 11:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2012 11:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Jul-2013 00:15 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2013 21:37 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2013 21:41 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2016 11:59 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 04-Feb-2022 07:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Feb-2022 08:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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