Accident Fairey Gordon NZ632,
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Date:Wednesday 11 December 1940
Time:10:00
Type:Fairey Gordon
Owner/operator:1 SFTS RNZAF
Registration: NZ632
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Wigram AFB, Canterbury -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RNZAF Wigram
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Cross-country instrument training flight, banked steeply at low altitude & dived to the ground & DBF.
Crew:
LAC 401785 Basil Rawdon Hastings Sharp 22 RNZAF killed.
LAC 401799 Leslie Wright 22 RNZAF killed.

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jun-2009 01:41 angels one five Added
01-Oct-2009 20:31 angels one five Updated
18-Oct-2009 11:33 JINX Updated
18-Oct-2009 11:34 JINX Updated
01-Oct-2010 21:25 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative]
08-Jun-2013 00:15 angels one five Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative]
06-Aug-2013 04:23 JINX Updated [Operator, Narrative]
30-Oct-2013 08:22 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
04-Feb-2019 15:44 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
16-Jan-2022 04:38 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
18-Nov-2023 03:28 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]

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