ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65762
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| Date: | Thursday 12 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5317 |
| MSN: | 5099 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cape Gazelle, East New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Green Islands |
NZ 5317 crashed on a ridge at Cape Gazelle after the engine failed.
P/O Eric Peter Shorthouse DFC RNZAF.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 05:02 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-Jan-2010 13:49 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2010 14:14 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Oct-2011 23:36 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 12:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-May-2013 22:43 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2013 16:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2013 07:58 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2023 02:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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