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| Date: | Thursday 4 September 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hind |
| Owner/operator: | 3 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1504 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Paekakariki, Wellington 5 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ohakea |
| Ohakea |
NZ1504 collided with a towed target drogue during a gun camera exercise. The Hind spun into the sea off Paekakariki on the Kapiti coast. LAC Arthur Louis Skinner R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzhind.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2009 18:37 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Mar-2010 23:38 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2012 01:05 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:14 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 26-May-2016 04:55 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Mar-2017 04:47 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2018 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Sep-2020 22:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 23-Sep-2021 14:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Feb-2022 19:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Feb-2022 19:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 04:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 31-May-2022 05:43 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Nov-2023 02:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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