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| Date: | Tuesday 22 July 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major |
| Owner/operator: | 2 EFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ515 |
| MSN: | 5119 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNZAF Bell Block Airbase, New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Bell Block Airbase, New Plymouth Airport, New P, New Zealand (NPL/NZNP) |
| RNZAF Bell Block Airbase, New Plymouth Airport, New P, New Zealand (NPL/NZNP) |
c/no 5119 DH Moth Major [Gipsy Major #5935]. Shipped from the United Kingdom on the s.s,"Rangitane" and arrived on 18.3.35. Trucked to Wigram where it was assembled and test flown before being allocated to the Otago Aero Club in early April 1935. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-ADN on 17.4.35.
Ownership transferred to the club on 31 March 1938 after the required 1,000 flying hours target had been reached. Crashed at Taioma, near Taieri, Otago on 12.11.38 (see separate entry). Repaired and returned to service by early 1939.
Impressed into the RNZAF as a gift aircraft on 26.9.39 as NZ515 with No. 2 EFTS, RNZAF Bell Block Airbase, New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki. New Zealand
Damaged in a landing accident at RNZAF Bell Block Airbase, New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki on 22.7.41. Written off the books (struck off charge) on 4.9.41.
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1988, Journal, Vol 31 No 2.
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh60.htm
3. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p051.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Plymouth_Airport#History
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2023 09:26 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 03-Dec-2023 22:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 10-Jan-2024 22:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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