Aircraft Photo of NZ104 | Vickers 277 Vildebeest III | New Zealand - Air Force | AirHistory.net #419218
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NZ104
Military Code:B8
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers 132 Vildebeest
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers 132 Vildebeest
Aircraft Version:Vickers 277 Vildebeest III
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:New Zealand - Air Force
Location
City / Area:Cape Campbell / Lake Grassmere Area [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Country:New Zealand
 
Photo Date:July 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 419218
Photo Comment

NZ104 (with code B5) crashed into Lake Ellesmere on June 6, 1939 and was destroyed. The location of this photo is given as Birdlings Flat, which was an aerodrome adjoining the Lake Ellesmere bombing range. It opened in 1939. To have been repaired and given a new code in under six months seems unlikely. In July 1938 NZ104 was damaged in a forced landing "at Cape Campbell". The background in the photo is similar to that at Lake Grassmere which is near Cape Campbell. It is highly likely this is that accident. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand

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