ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65574
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| Date: | Sunday 19 December 1943 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1383 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Wigram AFB, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Ex-RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford Mk.I HN365: Built by Airspeed Ltd, Portsmouth, England. Brought On Charge at RNZAF Hobsonville on 8 May 1943 and assembled at No.1 Aircraft Depot. To No.1 SFTS, RNZAF Wigram.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19 December 1943: Crashed near RNZAF Wigram at 17:40 hours LT on 19 December 1943. The aircraft entered a dive during a steep turn and crashed into a paddock. Flight Sergeant Douglas McDougall and WAAF Marion Young killed. Written off books at Wigram on 21 January 1944 as reduced to spares.
Crew of Oxford NZ1383:
Flight Sergeant Douglas McDougall and
WAAF Marion Young
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1943/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-wigram-afb-2-killed/]
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/nz-serials/nzoxford.htm
3. http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C29339
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 20:23 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Oct-2009 02:54 | angels one five | Updated |
| 25-Jan-2012 14:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2013 09:51 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2017 21:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2018 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2021 10:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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