ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228886
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 February 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Harvard Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) |
| Registration: | NZ1073 |
| MSN: | 88-15124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wigram AFB, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wigram AFB, Christchurch, New Zealand (NZWG) |
| Wigram AFB, Christchurch, New Zealand (NZWG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAAF 41-33972 (MSN 88-15124) to RAF as Harvard III EX999. No trace of receipt by RAF. Shipped to New Zealand December 1943 on the s.s. "Westmoor". Assembled at Hobsonville, Auckland; Brought On Charge 4 January 1944. Operated for the RAF by the Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF] as NZ1073. To No 42 Squadron, Rongotai, Wellington. Forest fire watching duties from Rotorua October 1945/February 1946. Transferred to RNZAF September 1946.
Written off (destroyed) 10 February 1953, as one of two Harvards which collided near Wigram and crashed. Acting Pilot-Officer F.M. Kinvig (in NZ1084) and Acting Pilot-Officer C.W.Rudd (in NZ1073) both parachuted from their aircraft and survived.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_5.html
2. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/17601/harvard-pile?page=44
3. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/north-american-harvards-texan-nz-1075-to-nz-1102-mk-111-1940-to-1978-part-7
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 February 1946 | NZ1073 | 42 Sqn RNZAF | 0 | near Wairakei, Taupo | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2021 21:01 | Don Diego | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 17-May-2021 23:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2021 17:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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