ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65540
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| Date: | Monday 7 December 1942 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: | Fairey Gordon |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OTU RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ617 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Waitara, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | New Plymouth |
Missing, crashed in the sea while on a drogue towing detail.
Sergeant Morey's body was found later. He is buried at the Karori Cemetery , Wellington.
LAC Davies was never found. He is remembered on the Wellington Provincial Memorial.
R.I.P.
Crew:
Sgt 412721 Peter Albert Morey 23 RNZAF killed.
LAC 39597 Thomas Patrick Davies 29 RNZAF killed.
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzgordon.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 16:59 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Oct-2009 11:48 | JINX | Updated |
| 08-Apr-2010 10:21 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2010 21:52 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:30 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 13:19 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2013 08:29 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2020 22:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Sep-2021 01:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Feb-2022 19:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Feb-2022 19:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Nov-2023 03:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source] |
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