NZ Aircrew in Coastal Command Whitley's

[Calum]

Anyone know of any NZ Aircrew that flew Whitley's with coastal command. I assume there were plenty but haven't stumbled across any in my books of googling.

I have Costal Command Whitley to do for a modelling project so thought about adding a NZ connection (has to be coastal command as I like the scheme :-) )

Thanks in advance

[Dave Homewood]

How about this chap S/Ldr G.R. Coates

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19430406.2.41

[Calum]

Thanks Dave, I shall see what more I can find

[angelsonefive]

GR Coates survived WW2 only to lose his life in July 1948 when the RAF Avro York he was flying collided in the air with a Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) DC-6 near Northolt, England.
All 39 on board the two aircraft were killed. It is the worst mid-air collision to have occurred over the UK.

Link: www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-dc-6-northwood-32-killed

[Dave Homewood]

Oh gosh.