ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228915
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Date: | Wednesday 28 February 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vought F4U-1D Corsair |
Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RNZAF |
Registration: | NZ5430 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 20 mi from Djaul Island, New Ireland -
Papua New Guinea
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Emirau |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Corsairs NZ5450 and NZ5430 collided in the air killing one of the pilots. The other baled out and was rescued.
Flying Officer Victor Mortenson RNZAF R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives
RNZAF Serials.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Jun-2023 02:00 |
Ron Averes |
Updated |
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