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3 unusual facts about Ron Chippindale


Ron Chippindale

He was a member of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) teams, which investigated the Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 air disaster in South Africa in which the President of Mozambique lost his life, and the shooting down of three civil aircraft: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 over Russia and two United Nations (UN) L-130 aircraft in Angola.

Chippindale, 74, was struck by a car which went out of control in Porirua, 20 km north of Wellington, at 7.25am 12 February 2008, and was killed instantly.

Chippindale was a pilot for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) from 1951 to 1974, flying transport and training aircraft.



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