By: Cranswick - 8th January 2015 at 09:57
JP839 was delivered to 486 Sqn RNZAF on or about 15 Sept 43; it was coded SA-V. On 5 April 44, while the Sqn was based at Castle Camps and in the process of conversion to the Tempest, Flt Sgt A.G.Turner (NZ412288) was killed on a night training flight when JP839 spun in 1.5 miles SW of Croxton.
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January 8, 2015 at 8:31 am