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| Date: | Friday 19 January 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 2 EFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ517 |
| MSN: | 1925 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNZAF Bell Block AFB, New Plymouth, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (NPL/NZNP) |
| New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (NPL/NZNP) |
c/no 1925 DH.60G airframe built 1934, but stored until 1938 (as were c/nos. 1924 to 1927 inclusive; c/nos. 1928 to 1988 reserved for further production, but never built) Completed as a DH.60G [Gipsy I #1446] Moth, built up by DeHavilland Technical School apprentices for Canterbury Aero Club and sold to Canterbury Aero Club member David C Crozier. To David Crozier Ltd, New Zealand with C of A 6403 issued 3.10.38.
Registered in New Zealand as ZK-AGU [C of R 135] 23.11.38 to Canterbury Aero Club, Christchurch. Impressed into military service as NZ517 on 31.10.39 and to 2 EFTS, RNZAF. Serial not used.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19.1.40 when stalled avoiding another aircraft while on final landing approach and crashed on landing into a field near New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. During WWII, New Plymouth Airport was also known as RNZAF Bell Block Airbase. Formally struck off charge 15.8.40
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1988, Journal, Vol 31 No 2.
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJ6ay1hZ3UiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p019.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1981.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
8. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh60.htm
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Plymouth_Airport#History
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2023 07:58 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 24-Nov-2023 16:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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