ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48627
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| Date: | Saturday 4 October 1941 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ522 |
| MSN: | NZ-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nadi Bay, Viti Levu -
 Fiji
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nandi Airport, Nadi, Fiji (NAN/NFFN) |
| Nandi Airport, Nadi, Fiji (NAN/NFFN) |
Constructed at Wigram by the RNZAF for the Public Works Department from spares purchased from De Havilland; £100 was spent on ordering additional components from Stag Lane 5 June 1936 [and which arrived at RNZAF Wigram 3 February 1937]. Assembled and first flown in July 1937 [and £1,169 invoiced by RNZAF to the Public Works Department, being cost plus 10%]. Delivered to the Public Works Department in late July 1937 without a serial number or registration. It was then given the serial number NZ-1 and registered ZK-AFR.
Ownership finally passed to the Public Works Department on 29 August 1938. Impressed into the RNZAF for a cost of £702 pounds on 8 November 1939 as NZ522 with No. 2 EFTS, New Plymouth. Brought On Charge 25 January 1940 with No. 2 EFTS. Shipped to Fiji on 1 December 1940 to serve with "Unit 20", a detachment of 4 Squadron, RNZAF, Based at Nadi, Fiji
Crashed into the sea off Nadi Bay, Viti Levu, Fiji on 4 October 1941.The aircraft was flying at 2,000 feet when it suddenly nosed down and dived into the water. It is thought that the pilot may have been hit by a bullet from Vincent NZ358, which was testing its guns in the area at the time. Both crewmembers - Pilot Officer Ronald Williams and Pilot Officer Francis Pillans - were killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//nz-serials/nzdh60.htm
3. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/13904/?page=2
4. http://www.baaa-acro.com/1941/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-60-moth-in-nadi-2-killed/
5. http://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/172454
6. [Photo of NZ522 in 1941]: https://www.airhistory.net/photo/420969/NZ522
7. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh60.htm
8. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadi_International_Airport#History
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 1941 | NZ522 | 4 Sqn RNZAF | Nausori Airport, Viti Levu | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:31 | angels one five | Added |
| 30-Nov-2012 04:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2014 02:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 18:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 18:47 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport] |
| 15-Aug-2017 19:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2018 07:08 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2018 07:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Sep-2023 16:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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