Accident Vought F4U-1 Corsair NZ5536,
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Date:Saturday 3 March 1945
Time:c. 0850
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F4U-1 Corsair
Owner/operator:26 Sqn RNZAF
Registration: NZ5536
MSN: 5553
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sea off Ponui Island -   New Zealand
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Ardmore AFB
Destination airport:
Narrative:
No 26 Squadron, Ardmore. Failed to recover from a spin and crashed in the sea.
F/O (NZ416473) Alfred Fogerty RNZAF, killed in a flying accident. R.I.P.

Sources:

NZ Serials: www.adf-serials.co.au/nz-serials/nzcorsair.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jun-2009 04:43 angels one five Added
18-Jun-2013 03:59 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Jul-2013 16:42 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative]
17-Sep-2013 07:33 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
21-Sep-2013 10:00 angels one five Updated [Time]
22-May-2018 00:56 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Sep-2020 21:48 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
04-Nov-2021 17:44 angels one five Updated [Phase]
12-Feb-2022 01:47 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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