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| Date: | Friday 17 February 1933 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro 621 Tutor |
| Owner/operator: | AV Roe and Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ABZR |
| MSN: | 625 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wingfield aerodrome, Cape Town -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Wingfield aerodrome |
| Wingfield aerodrome | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed from 1000 m due to an engine failure, during aerobatics.
Sources:
De Telegraaf
18-02-1933
http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.html
https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABZR.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2020 13:20 | Cobar | Added |
| 02-Aug-2020 06:39 | Sergey L. | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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