ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 250424
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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy; VF-17 |
| Registration: | 18064 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Piva, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Piva, Bougainville |
| Piva |
Pilot Ensign Louis A. Fitzgerald USNR survived.
Sources:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNrptsType.htm#Database%20Notes
The Jolly Rogers, The Story of Tom Blackburn and Navy Fighting Squadron VF-17, pub. by Zenith Press.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2021 18:05 | ASN archive | Added [, ] |
| 25-Sep-2021 11:46 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2021 01:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Country] |
| 28-Nov-2021 01:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
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