ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66643
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1945 |
| Time: | 19:25 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5294 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blue Beach, Green Island, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Green Island |
| Green Island |
RNZAF Black Monday casualty. The Corsair lost height and crashed while circling the airstrip at Green Island on return from the unsuccessful attempt to assist Flt-Lt F.G. Keefe who had parachuted from his stricken Corsair into Simpson Harbour, Rabaul.
There was a tropical storm with low cloud in the vicinity of Green island at the time and the difficulty in flying caused by the torrential rain was compounded by darkness.
Flying-Officer Greville Randell (24) RNZAF. R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2009 05:14 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Jul-2009 05:21 | angels one five | Updated |
| 27-Jul-2009 05:23 | angels one five | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2009 03:38 | angels one five | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2009 03:58 | angels one five | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2011 23:43 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2011 01:36 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:58 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2013 00:55 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2023 15:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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