Project 964

The mystery of the missing North American Harvard NZ 964.

A wonderful and mysterious love story and a tragic 1942 air accident

缺少北美哈佛 NZ 964 之谜。一个美妙而神秘的爱情故事和悲惨的 1942年航空事故

WHAT HAPPENED TO NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD NZ964

AND PILOT JOHN RONALD SCOTT ORBELL ?

 

On 18th August 1942, John Orbell left Woodbourne Base for 1 hour of aerobatic training in a North American Harvard. He did not return and no trace of either the pilot or the aircraft have ever been found.

 

PROJECT 964 aims to locate this aircraft and its pilot using modern electronic equipment as a supplement to tradional search methods.

 

 

 

NZ964

NZ964 near Woodbourne ~ RNZAF Official Photograph

 

 

Note that as of December 2011 that updates to this site are on hold due to the search for the Moncrieff and Hood aircraft in the Golden Bay area. This is expected to take place in  2012, and there is a strong expectation that NZ aviation history will have to be rewritten as a result of  this search.