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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1939 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: | Vickers Vildebeest Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ110 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wigram AFB, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wigram AFB |
| Wigram AFB |
On approach to Wigram during a night flying exercise NZ110 struck trees about 150 yards from the airfield boundary, crashed, and burst into flames.
Pilot Officer Willam Dawson, Acting Pilot Officer Reginald McCrorie, and Leading Aircraftman George West R.I.P.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzvildebeest.htm
2. NZ Archives.
3. RNZAF Proboards
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 01:18 | angels one five | Added |
| 08-Oct-2009 12:04 | angels one five | Updated |
| 18-Jul-2010 16:17 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2013 23:45 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2014 20:58 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2018 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 15-Sep-2020 20:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 19-Nov-2023 03:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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