ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65725
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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ4623 |
| MSN: | 6338 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Piva, Bougainville, Solomon Islands -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Piva, Bougainville |
| Emirau |
Crashed in the sea.
Wreckage was sighted about 15 miles from Piva, including two dinghys and a headset belonging to W/O Boughey were found.
Wing Commander Norman Lecher, Flight Lieutenants John Wright and Harald Thomson, Warrant Officer William Boughey, Flying Officer Barclay Harrington, Sergeant Lewis Mawson, and Sergeant Rex Mossman.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ archives.
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 03:06 | angels one five | Added |
| 13-Oct-2009 00:35 | angels one five | Updated |
| 19-Jan-2012 13:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2012 18:46 | karaka | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 07:50 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2013 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2013 00:47 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 14-Nov-2018 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Jul-2023 06:13 | angels one five | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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