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| Date: | Sunday 20 November 1921 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | New Zealand Aero Transport |
| Registration: | E3142 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Sea off Red Rocks, Wellington 1 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Timaru |
| Wellington |
IGA. To New Zealand Aero Transport Co. Aircraft ran into problems over Cook Strait, and ditched in the water just off Red Rocks, west of Lyall Bay. Pilot William Park was uninjured, but the aircraft was wrecked. However, the aircraft was apparently recovered and rebuilt, with civil registration G-NZAN. Passed on to the NZPAF in 1923.
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1983, Journal, Vol 26 No 2.
2. http://adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzavro504.htm
3. Manawatu Herald, 22 November 1921
4. New Zealand Times, 7 January 1922
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2022 22:52 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 17-Nov-2023 06:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Nov-2023 13:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Nov-2023 14:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Dec-2023 08:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
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