Accident Vought F4U-1D Corsair NZ5464,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65718
 
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Date:Sunday 3 December 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F4U-1D Corsair
Owner/operator:15 Sqn RNZAF
Registration: NZ5464
MSN: 5686
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bougainville -   Papua New Guinea
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing on ops.
NZ5464 disappeared while returning from a strike on northern Bougainville
Flight Sergeant Floyd Cousins RNZAF missing, presumed dead. R.I.P.

Sources:

NZ Serials

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jun-2009 02:44 angels one five Added
07-Oct-2009 01:10 angels one five Updated
30-Oct-2011 18:45 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
21-Jan-2012 07:26 Nepa Updated [Operator]
09-Sep-2013 14:06 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2018 20:35 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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