ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66254
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1363 |
| MSN: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near West Melton, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| RNZAF Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Ex-Airspeed Oxford Mk.II BG455: Built by Airspeed Ltd, Portsmouth, England. Brought On Charge at RNZAF Hobsonville on 12 September 1942 and assembled at No.1 Aircraft Depot. To No.1 SFTS, Wigram.
Written off (destroyed) on the night of 29-30 September 1943: The crew was completing a night training mission. After departure from Wigram AFB, the pilot continued the flight at low altitude under the cloud base when the aircraft hit a hill near West Melton, and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew of Oxford NZ1363 (1 SFTS):
Pilot Officer William Brant,
Pilot Officer Neville Bailey,
Pilot Officer Eric Munro.
Written off books at Wigram on 28 October 1943.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1943/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-new-zealand-3-killed-3/]
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/nz-serials/nzoxford.htm
3. http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C20982
4. https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/william-raymond-brant
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2009 16:32 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-Oct-2009 12:52 | angels one five | Updated |
| 01-Oct-2009 12:57 | angels one five | Updated |
| 25-Jan-2012 14:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2013 00:44 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2017 22:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2018 10:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Feb-2022 11:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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