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2008/11/04

Replica Warbird Avro Crashes


What: World War I-era vintage Avro 504K owned by Wellington-based company The Vintage Aviator
Where: Hood Aerodrome
When: took off about 10.30am but crashed a few minutes later
Who: The pilot's name was not released.
Why: the engines failed and the pilot, 34, tried to land the plane but was unable to clear the trees. The pilot was able to successfully exit the plane. The plane was disassembled in the tree and removed to be reassembled and repaired later.
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