ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68413
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1945 |
| Time: | 19:40 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5428 |
| MSN: | 6024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea near Green Island, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Green Islands Airstrip |
RNZAF Black Monday casualty. Another victim of the unsuccessful attempt to rescue a downed pilot in Simpson Harbour, Rabaul.
Returning to the Green Islands airstrip in heavy rain and near-darkness NZ5428 was observed to pull up into the clouds.
It was never seen again.
Flight Sergeant Ian James Munro RNZAF. R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2009 04:59 | angels one five | Added |
| 29-Oct-2011 23:47 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2012 13:55 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source] |
| 17-Sep-2013 00:54 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 15:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2023 11:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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