ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65554
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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 17 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3037 |
| MSN: | 19968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Manukau Harbour, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Whenuapai AFB |
Kittyhawks NZ3037 and NZ3034 collided at 20,000 over Weeks Island. Both aircraft crashed.
Flying-Officer J. Mills parachuted to safety and was uninjured.
Sergeant John Galt Dickie was killed. R.I.P.
Sources:
1. NZDF-Serials Kittyhawk
2. New Zealand Military Aircraft and Serial Numbers
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 18:42 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Jul-2009 00:40 | angels one five | Updated |
| 18-Nov-2009 13:39 | angels one five | Updated |
| 12-Apr-2010 03:31 | angels one five | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2010 16:24 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Nov-2011 21:26 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 07:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 12-Sep-2013 03:33 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 17:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2021 07:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source] |
| 06-Oct-2021 19:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
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