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| Date: | Monday 28 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 652A Anson I |
| Owner/operator: | S of GR RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ401 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off New Plymouth, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF New Plymouth |
Previously AX650. Shipped to New Zealand on the s.s."Kent" arriving 10 July 1942. BOC 27 July 1942, Code "A". Used by School of General Reconnaissance at New Plymouth. Crashed into sea off New Plymouth on 28 September 1942 and written off.
Sources:
http://adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nz401.shtml
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/anson.html
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2012 02:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jan-2013 13:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 15-Sep-2013 07:43 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 11-Oct-2013 08:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 30-Oct-2013 08:30 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, ] |
| 05-Mar-2015 20:23 | Paco | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 27-Apr-2015 11:45 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 25-May-2015 07:04 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Mar-2017 05:11 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 15-Nov-2018 10:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2022 06:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 25-Jan-2022 04:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Feb-2022 19:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Feb-2022 19:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Feb-2022 19:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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