ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228892
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| Date: | Friday 2 June 1944 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FOTU RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3026 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rongotea, Manawatu 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Ohakea AFB |
Two Kittyhawks collided in the air over Rongotea at 5,000 feet.
NZ3030 and NZ3026.
Sgt Gordon Leonard Barnard was killed in NZ3030. R.I.P.
P/O Riley baled out of NZ3026 and survived, injured.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2021 08:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Oct-2021 07:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 03:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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