ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211171
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| Date: | Monday 8 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 3 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ758 |
| MSN: | 82396/DHNZ8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eyrewell State Forest, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand |
de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth MSN 82396 (Gipsy Major #81991). Built in UK and shipped to NewZealand. To DH Aircraft Co of New Zealand Co Ltd and built up from DH Hatfield manufactured steel fuselage with locally produced assemblies under Contract No.8200 with c/n DHNZ.8. (Hence dual MSNs 82396 and DHNZ.8) To RNZAF as NZ758 and taken on charge Rongotai 31.7.40. To 3 EFTS Harewood by/on 1.9.40.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed Eyrewell Forest Plantation, near Christchurch, Waimakariri District, New Zealand, on the afternoon of 8.12.41; pilot LAC (Leading Aircraftman) J Callan (flying solo) unhurt.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p823.html
5. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-dh-82a-tiger-moth-nz730-to-nz798-1939-to-1956
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyrewell_Forest
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2018 07:55 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 18-May-2018 08:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2020 21:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Aug-2021 22:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 10-Aug-2021 22:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2021 10:17 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Sep-2021 15:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Jan-2022 06:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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