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| Date: | Thursday 17 February 1955 |
| Time: | forenoon |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.104 Devon |
| Owner/operator: | 42 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1815 |
| MSN: | 04398 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shingle Slip Knob, Tararua Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Base Ohakea (09:17) |
| RNZAF Base Ohakea |
Last radio contact 10:11. Found crashed 3 days later just below the summit of Shingle Slip Knob. Flight Lieutenants W A L Trott and E Casey both killed.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/nz-serials/nzdh104.htm
Ross Kerr (2006) A Chronology of the Tararua & Rimutaka Ranges
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2008 19:59 | W.Fischdick | Added |
| 11-Sep-2008 23:21 | angels one five | Updated |
| 03-Jun-2009 15:00 | angels one five | Updated |
| 13-Mar-2010 10:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2010 00:20 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2010 14:44 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-May-2010 09:02 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 08-Mar-2012 10:12 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Feb-2013 01:30 | Kereru | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2013 20:05 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2014 15:59 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-May-2014 22:08 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 23-May-2014 22:21 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2014 16:04 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2014 16:05 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-May-2018 05:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 16-May-2018 20:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2020 20:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2022 09:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 31-May-2023 13:52 | TB | Updated |
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