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| Date: | Sunday 7 October 1956 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  North American Harvard Mk IIa* |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Canterbury TAF Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1047 |
| MSN: | 88-13904 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rakaia River, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wigram AFB |
Operated by 3 Territorial Air Force (Canterbury) Squadron. Aircraft converted to IIa* standard.
The starboard wing tip struck the ground while low flying and Harvard NZ1047 cartwheeled into the ground and was wrecked.
F/O Richard Kettelwell R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzharvard.htm
ex.USAAF/41-33763, RAF/EX790.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2010 00:38 | angels one five | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 05:17 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Apr-2013 02:59 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2013 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2013 10:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 27-Jun-2018 07:54 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Source, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 13-Aug-2021 04:32 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 05:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-Nov-2023 00:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2023 03:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
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