ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65591
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | BuNo. 28452 |
| MSN: | 3799 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Henderson Field, Guadalcanal |
| Piva, Bougainville |
Missing on delivery flight to 25 Sqdn at Piva, Bougainville. "176" was a replacement aircraft taken up from USMC stock on Guadalcanal. It never received an RNZAF serial, but was USN BuNo.28452.
Became lost owing to deteriorating weather and radio difficulties, and ditched in a Japanese-held area near New Britain.
Flying-Officer L.S. McLellan-Symonds died in captivity. R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials.
http://rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/sbd1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 00:19 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Jul-2009 03:45 | angels one five | Updated |
| 01-Aug-2010 13:19 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2011 00:14 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2011 01:05 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2011 19:10 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2011 17:52 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:03 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source] |
| 10-Sep-2013 05:19 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2014 10:49 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2021 23:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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