ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145008
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 652A Anson C.12 |
| Owner/operator: | GP Flt RNZAF |
| Registration: | PH599 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Paraparaumu Airport, Wellington 5 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Paraparaumu, New Zealand |
RAF Anson C. Mk XII. Shipped to New Zealand on "Wairuna". BOC 26 June 1946. Operated by General Purpose Flight on behalf of British High Commission as VIP transport. Hence, although it was operated by the RNZAF, it retained its original RAF serial instead of being allocated an RNZAF one
Crashed on landing at Paraparaumu on 28 August 1947. Written off and broken up at Ohakea. A replacement aircraft, Anson C.Mk.12 PH599 arrived from Australia (where it had been used by the Governor General) on 21 May 1948.
Sources:
http://adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nz401.shtml
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/anson.html
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Modelling&action=display&thread=6747
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2012 02:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jan-2013 14:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2020 22:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2020 15:45 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Sep-2021 14:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Oct-2021 22:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2021 22:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2022 06:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Feb-2022 04:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation