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| Date: | Monday 16 May 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster J/1B Aiglet |
| Owner/operator: | Wilmotts Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BCJ |
| MSN: | 3105 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Otaio Gorge, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Farm airstrip |
| Farm airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot Edward Russell Wilkin R.I.P.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Otaio Gorge, near Timaru, New Zealand 16/5/1960. Registration ZK-BCJ cancelled 30/6/1960
NZ Archives have the date of this accident as 6/5/60. Unlikely, as this was a Sunday.
Sources:
1. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKBAH.htm
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZBA/ZK-BCJ.html
3. http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=games&action=print&thread=15361
4. http://skyviking.net/svwp/?p=412
5. Janic Geelen, 1983, The Topdressers.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2012 15:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Dec-2012 15:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2017 03:34 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2017 03:38 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2021 20:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 11-Oct-2021 08:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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