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| Date: | Thursday 20 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Det Flt RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ559 |
| MSN: | 6343 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lautoka, Viti Levu -
 Fiji
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ex ZK-AEE, Cook Strait Airways. Impressed into RNZAF Oct 1939. Operated by Detached Flight, Nandi, Fiji. Torn from pickets at Lautoka during tropical cyclone, destroyed.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
2. http://www.nzdf-serials.co.nz/nz-serials/nzaircraft.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2023 07:08 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 13-Nov-2023 07:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 13-Nov-2023 20:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Narrative, ] |
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