ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66251
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| Date: | Monday 17 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5050 |
| MSN: | 5526 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Lakunai, East New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Piva, Bougainville |
| Piva, Bougainville |
Hit by flak on ops. Lakunai. May have crashed in a ravine near Tobera.
Pilot-Officer G.H. Cray and Flight-Sergeant F.D. Bell. R.I.P.
Sources:
http://rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/sbd1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2009 15:50 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Jul-2009 03:50 | angels one five | Updated |
| 16-Jan-2011 18:30 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source] |
| 16-Jan-2011 18:54 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2011 19:27 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2012 05:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2013 05:30 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2023 02:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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