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| Date: | Sunday 6 September 1953 |
| Time: | 09:05 |
| Type: | Miles M.11A Whitney Straight |
| Owner/operator: | Auckland Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ALE |
| MSN: | 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mamaku Plateau, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mangere |
| Rotorua | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot L D Brooker.
Crashed on a supply dropping flight, Fitzgerald Glade, Mamaku Plateau.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
I am the son of the pilot
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZAM/ZK-ALE.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 22-Jun-2009 16:57 | angels one five | Updated |
| 06-Sep-2013 04:18 | Brian | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 24-Jan-2014 18:50 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, ] |
| 14-Dec-2014 10:34 | angels one five | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Aug-2020 07:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 08-Oct-2021 21:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2022 03:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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