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Date: | Wednesday 18 March 1914 |
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Type: | Schaef monoplane |
Owner/operator: | AW Schaef |
Registration: | Unreg |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Lyall Bay, Wellington 1 -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Standing |
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Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Arthur Schaef's second homebuilt monoplane, named Vogel 2, and marked Schaef No2 on the tail fin. Aircraft and storage shed accidentally destroyed by fire, while maintenance was being carried out on the aircraft.
Sources:
1. David Rendel, 1975, Civil Aviation in New Zealand, A H & A W Reed.
2.
https://aeropedia.com.au/content/schaef/ 3. Papers Past NZ - New Zealand Herald, 20 Mar 1914.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Jun-2022 04:18 |
Ron Averes |
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