ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65553
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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 1943 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 1 BOTU RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ2093 |
| MSN: | 6836 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ohakea AFB, Manawatu 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Ohakea |
NZ 2093 took off on a night flying exercise. Barely airborne, it settled back onto the runway and smashed through the aerodrome boundary fence, crashing and catching fire.
Squadron Leader Wilfred Williams DFC, Corporal Wilfred Gibbons, and Leading Aircraftman Harold Beale R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 18:38 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Oct-2009 22:44 | angels one five | Updated |
| 16-Nov-2011 12:38 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 07:09 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2013 00:39 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2014 07:51 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 27-Nov-2018 19:27 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2021 22:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2021 01:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Jan-2022 21:00 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2022 05:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jan-2022 07:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 02:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Nov-2023 06:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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