ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270369
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5423 |
| MSN: | 6028 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea near Green Island, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
RNZAF Black Monday casualty. Two Corsairs, NZ5423 and NZ5408, collided in the air while attempting to negotiate a severe tropical storm, encountered when returning to Green Island after a rescue mission to Rabaul, New Britain.
Flight Sergeant John Seddon McArthur in NZ5423, R. I. P.
Sources:
1. NZ Serials
2. AHSNZ, 1980, New Zealand Military Aircraft and Serial Numbers.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2021 22:53 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 09-Dec-2021 22:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
| 26-Jun-2023 21:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Damage]] |
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