ZK-BGP Tiger Moth accident 1997

[AerocatS2A]

I'm hoping someone here can help me.

The aircraft in the title crashed in the Taieri Gorge on the 27th Sep 1997. I knew the PiC well enough to attend his funeral/memorial service at the Taieri Aero Club but am embarrassed to say that I can't remember his name anymore.

Can someone tell me this fellow's name? He was a regular at the Queenstown Aero Club.

[aldee]

Maybe contact Croydon Aircraft Company, I think it was their aircraft at the time

[4 blader]

the pilots name was jim Harris

[Cloudee]

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.new-zealand/NWIQsfLUEl0


PLANE CRASH VICTIMS NAMED
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Police have released the names of the two men killed in the
light plane crash near Dunedin. They were 40 year old James
Heteraka Harris and 24 year old Stephen Gregory Morrell.
Their Tiger Moth crashed near a scenic train in the Taieri
Gorge around five yesterday afternoon. The bodies have been
taken along the railway line to a waiting hearse this
afternoon. (Passengers on the Taieri Gorge scenic railway were horrified
when the Tiger Moth which was flying alongside the train,
suddenly spun to earth. The two men were involved with the
preservation of the Taieri Line. - BH)

[AerocatS2A]

That's it, thank you very much.

[N Owl]

I just found a old post of yours. ZK-BGP Tiger Moth accident 1997
The name of the pilot was Jame (Jim) William Harris of Dunedin.
Ex Queenstown. Worked for Hirequip and Party Plus. Transferred back to Dunedin early April/May of 1997