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| Date: | Tuesday 17 June 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster J/1B Aiglet |
| Owner/operator: | Auster Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AZD |
| MSN: | 2750 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mackenzie Basin, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Farm airstrip |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at Gray's Hills Station ( back country farm ) Canterbury. It was one of my father's first accident investigations.
Operated by Auster Air Services Ltd.
Pilot William Graham Sinclair-Brooke and David Maurice Gibson ( farmer ) passenger/observer lost their lives.
Sources:
Auster aircraft production ( http://www.auster.ukf.net/ )
NZ Register
Images:
Greys Hills, June 1952
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Mar-2013 01:31 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2016 02:19 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Phase, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2016 02:21 | angels one five | Updated [Source, ] |
| 19-Feb-2016 02:21 | angels one five | Updated [Source, ] |
| 29-Mar-2017 07:30 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ] |
| 29-Mar-2017 07:38 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2017 07:54 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2017 08:10 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Apr-2021 06:51 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2021 20:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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