ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68693
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 June 1943 |
| Time: | c. 1545 |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40M Kittyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3078 |
| MSN: | 27184 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Banika Island, Russell Islands, Central -
 Solomon Islands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Sunlight Field, Banika Island |
NZ3078 made a tight turn onto final approach to Sunlight Field, also known as North Field.
The Kittyhawk was struck from behind on the runway by another landing P-40, NZ3053.
The pilot of NZ3078 was killed in the collision, but the pilot of NZ3053 was uninjured.
Both planes were written off.
Pilot Officer Colin Guild RNZAF, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2009 12:44 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-Oct-2011 13:45 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2012 06:56 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature] |
| 08-Jun-2013 03:19 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2013 16:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2013 02:55 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2014 08:18 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 20-May-2015 01:43 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Jul-2023 04:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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