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| Date: | Saturday 1 January 1944 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40N Warhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3222 |
| MSN: | 30903 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Waiheke Island -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Ardmore |
| RNZAF Ardmore |
No 18 Squadron, Ardmore.
Accident while low flying on a test flight. The P-40's propeller blades struck the water causing severe engine vibration and the pilot baled out. He was too low for his parachute to deploy and he was killed.
Sgt (NZ4213125) William Garnet Russell RNZAF R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials: www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzkittyhawk.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2009 22:35 | angels one five | Added |
| 20-Sep-2009 19:12 | angels one five | Updated |
| 04-Apr-2010 10:49 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2010 12:35 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2011 14:00 | angels one five | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Jul-2013 09:54 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2015 16:58 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2016 07:20 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2016 05:01 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2017 03:53 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2018 08:01 | angels one five | Updated [Time, ] |
| 22-May-2018 00:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2020 22:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Feb-2022 01:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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