ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48776
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 October 1944 |
| Time: | c. 1100 |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura |
| Owner/operator: | 1 BOTU RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ4544 |
| MSN: | 5744 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mt Taranaki, Egmont NP -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ohakea AFB |
No 1 (Bomber) OTU.
NZ 4544 was on a ' navex ' when it drifted off course and crashed on the lower slopes of (the then) Mount Egmont in cloud.
Flying Officer Jack Martin, Flight Sergeant Arnold Hill, Sergeant Harold Day, Sgt James McKay, and Sgt Frank Webb all killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C29064
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2008 02:42 | angels one five | Added |
| 11-Jun-2009 00:04 | angels one five | Updated |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:51 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2013 09:05 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2016 22:33 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2016 22:34 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2018 07:03 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 25-May-2018 02:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2020 21:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2021 01:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2021 02:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Dec-2021 07:37 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2021 07:53 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Jan-2022 03:50 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2022 02:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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