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| Date: | Friday 30 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Vildebeest Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ122 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing, Northland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Waipapakauri |
Missing on ops. NZ122 disappeared on an anti-submarine patrol from its base at Waipapakauri.
It is believed to have come down off Cape Reinga. A wheel, believed to be from this aircraft, found washed up early December 1942.
Flying Officers Charles Gunn, Stanley Bromley and Robert Dent R.I.P.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzvildebeest.htm
2. NZ Archives
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 16:43 | angels one five | Added |
| 11-Jun-2009 16:44 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Aug-2009 00:36 | angels one five | Updated |
| 08-Oct-2009 11:54 | angels one five | Updated |
| 04-Jul-2010 14:06 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2012 03:23 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2012 04:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 23-Jan-2012 13:04 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 08-Aug-2020 04:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Sep-2020 00:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 04:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 04:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 19-Nov-2023 04:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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