ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65613
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| Date: | Thursday 8 June 1944 |
| Time: | 11:55 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 20 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5205 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tabago, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Missing.
Later learned to have been hit by flak during a strafing run near Tobago.
NZ5205 crashed in the jungle and exploded.
Sgt Wallace Duncan, RNZAF.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Series
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 01:44 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Jul-2009 20:42 | angels one five | Updated |
| 14-Dec-2010 04:37 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:29 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2013 07:00 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2015 08:24 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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