Accident Vought F4U-1 Corsair NZ5207,
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Date:Friday 30 June 1944
Time:09:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F4U-1 Corsair
Owner/operator:14 Sqn RNZAF
Registration: NZ5207
MSN: 4890
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Adler Bay, East New Britain -   Papua New Guinea
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down.
Squadron-Leader John Blundell RNZAF was killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

NZ Serials.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jun-2009 01:37 angels one five Added
29-Oct-2011 22:53 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
29-Oct-2011 22:57 angels one five Updated [Location]
21-Jan-2012 06:29 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator]
15-Aug-2013 07:24 angels one five Updated [Operator, Narrative]
14-Mar-2014 09:46 angels one five Updated [Time]
18-Oct-2018 15:08 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
30-Jun-2023 02:05 Ron Averes Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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