ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65732
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| Date: | Thursday 31 May 1945 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1D Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5459 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1,000 yards off the Bonis Peninsula, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Piva Fighter Strip, Bougainville |
| Piva Fighter Strip, Bougainville |
Dived into the sea and exploded after completing a bombing run on a target at Sorum Point on the Bonis Peninsula, northern Bougainville. The result of ground fire or a high speed stall induced by the pull up from the bombing run dive.
P/O Peter George Moore RNZAF.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 03:25 | angels one five | Added |
| 12-Apr-2011 03:11 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2011 19:22 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 12:24 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2012 18:49 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Aug-2012 07:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-May-2013 23:34 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2013 16:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2013 23:10 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 15:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 04:04 | angels one five | Updated [Phase] |
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