ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66317
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 1945 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5376 |
| MSN: | 5414 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Mobiai River mouth, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
NZ 5376 caught fire after dropping its bombs and crashed in the sea.
Flight-Sergeant Hugh Donaldson RNZAF R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2009 12:10 | angels one five | Added |
| 13-Oct-2009 12:00 | angels one five | Updated |
| 30-Oct-2011 18:38 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 12:19 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source] |
| 15-Sep-2013 22:54 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2014 22:30 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Oct-2018 09:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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