ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65727
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1945 |
| Time: | 19:24 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5283 |
| MSN: | 5316 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea near Green Island, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Green Island |
| Green Island |
RNZAF Black Monday casualty. Crashed in the sea after gradually losing height when approaching the Green Islands airstrip after the attempted air-sea rescue operation off Rabaul, New Britain. Probably as the result of darkness and the severe tropical storm raging in the area at the time.
Flight Lieutenant Thomas Randall French Johnson RNZAF, R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 03:10 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Jul-2009 17:02 | angels one five | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2009 03:49 | angels one five | Updated |
| 30-Oct-2011 00:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2012 13:53 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2013 00:58 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2013 01:00 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2023 11:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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