Peter Douglas Kidd

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Peter Douglas AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Kidd AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ4212676 AWMM
• WWII 4212676 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

26 Dec 1921 RNZAF Biographies (R17845612)

Uri kiritahi

• WW2 Mother: Mrs. T. N. Trigg. 66 Wheturangi Rd, One Tree Hill, Auckland AWMM
• WW2 Mrs. T. N. Trigg of Auckland AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Single/WWII AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ4212676 AWMM
• WWII 4212676 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

Royal Canadian Air Force, No. 8 Operational Training Unit (OTU) (Mosquito)

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Whakangungu ope taua

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 12 Service Flying Training School, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 87. Graduation Date: 26/11/1943. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Flying Instructor School, Vulcan, Alberta, Canada AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 15 Service Flying Training School, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada AWMM

Branch Trade Proficiency

Pilot

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Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Vessel was Wharton AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Accident in a de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX near Westchester, Nova Scotia. AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Flying Officer/Military AWMM
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 8 Operational Training Unit, Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada AWMM

• Peter Kidd was the son of Douglas Swanston Kidd and Tempe Vera Kidd, of Auckland City, New Zealand.
  
  Attended Auckland Grammar School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845612)) AWMM
• Crewed with Sgt Gordon Joseph Nicholson:
  https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C30267
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Matenga

19 Apr 1945 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Ottawa Memorial (Commonwealth Air Force Memorial), Ontario, Canada AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2622771
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845612
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845745)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845745
  Sources Used
• https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/163551
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 23 April 2024 - Internet research
• Archive report on the incident:
  https://aircrewremembered.com/kidd-peter-douglas.html
  Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 23 December 2022 - https://aircrewremembered.com/kidd-peter-douglas.html

Ngā tuhinga

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Missing - United Kingdom, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845745)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.