ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65589
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 22-MAR-1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Operator: | 1 EFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ832 |
| C/n / msn: | DHNZ82 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Taieri Aerodrome. -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Taieri, NZ |
Two Tiger Moths, NZ832 and NZ871, collided in flight at an altitude of 500 feet. One of the lower wings of NZ832 collapsed and the aircraft spun to the ground and caught fire. Pilot of NZ832 - L/AC Andrew Downie - was killed in the crash
NZ832 was Written off books at Taieri on 15 April 1944. The other Tiger Moth involved, NZ871 does not seem to have been seriously damaged and survived its wartime training career to be issued to a civilian flying club in 1949 as ZK-ASF
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com/nz-serials/nz650.shtml
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/pNZ0.htm
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 00:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-Oct-2009 11:33 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Jan-2012 16:19 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2012 00:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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