Incident Fairey Gordon NZ603, Tuesday 20 August 1940
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Date:Tuesday 20 August 1940
Time:
Type:Fairey Gordon
Owner/operator:1 SFTS RNZAF
Registration: NZ603
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Wigram AFB, Canterbury -   New Zealand
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wigram AFB
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff from Wigram. Rebuilt and returned to service.

Sources:

http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzgordon.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Nov-2023 00:57 Ron Averes Added

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