ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48620
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| Date: | Monday 22 July 1940 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ262 |
| MSN: | 481 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Kaituna, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Wigram, Christchurch |
| RNZAF Wigram |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mark I. Built by Airspeed Ltd, Portsmouth, England with the RAF serial P1990. Brought On Charge with Unit No.1, RNZAF Hobsonville on 4 May 1940 and assembled at No.1 Aircraft Depot. Allocated RNZAF serial NZ262. Issued to No. 1 SFTS, Wigram.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed near Kaituna, Banks Peninsula, about 26 miles from Christchurch, at about 09:15 hours on 22 July 1940.
The crew was performing a training flight involving air firing practice at the Birdling's Flat range. While flying in the Kaituna Valley, south of Christchurch, they encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to fog. The twin-engine aircraft hit a hill and was destroyed, killing all four on board.
Crew:
Pilot Officer William Krogh,
LAC Archibald Hull,
LAC Herbert von Tunzelman,
AC1 Albert Duffell.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. http://www.baaa-acro.com/1940/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-christchurch-4-killed/
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/nz-serials/nzoxford.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2008 21:01 | angels one five | Added |
| 09-Dec-2011 06:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 06:01 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 07-Jun-2013 23:59 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2014 04:37 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2017 21:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 16:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2019 06:05 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2019 07:39 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2019 19:59 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2020 03:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Feb-2022 11:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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