Incident de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major NZ508, Monday 28 April 1941
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Date:Monday 28 April 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major
Owner/operator:2 EFTS RNZAF
Registration: NZ508
MSN: 5114
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:New Plymouth AFB, Taranaki -   New Zealand
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:New Plymouth
Narrative:
Ex ZK-ADK, impressed RNZAF October 1939. Landing accident, aircraft stalled and hit ground heavily. Only minor damage, but aircraft written off Sep 1941.

Sources:

AHSNZ, 1988, Journal, Vol 31 No 2.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Nov-2023 08:31 Ron Averes Added

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