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| Date: | Friday 25 March 1932 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hawker Tomtit |
| Owner/operator: | NZPAF |
| Registration: | 51 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Hobsonville AFB, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Midair collision with DH.60M Moth 1560. Managed to land, but rebuild took three years. Note: some references have the registration as NZ51, this would have occurred after the start of World War 2. Early photographs clearly show the aircraft wearing the two digit numerical registrations.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nztomtit.htm
2. AHSNZ, 1988, Journal, Vol 31 No 2.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2023 22:24 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 17-Nov-2023 22:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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