ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65735
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| Date: | Thursday 21 June 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 20 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5402 |
| MSN: | 5815 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ulu Island, East New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed on ops.
NZ 5402 failed to recover from a dive in time and crashed in the jungle.
Flight Sergeant Ronald Warren survived, POW.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 03:32 | angels one five | Added |
| 07-Jul-2009 12:05 | angels one five | Updated |
| 13-Oct-2009 01:43 | angels one five | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2011 23:28 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 12:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2013 22:56 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2023 02:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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