ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68948
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| Date: | Monday 30 July 1945 |
| Time: | 16:48 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5379 |
| MSN: | 5464 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Torokina, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
NZ5379 had suffered battle damage and was nursed back to Torokina and ditched in the sea near Torokina Reef.
The pilot managed to exit the aircraft but drowned before he could be rescued.
Flight-Lieutenant John Sanders RNZAF
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2009 12:16 | angels one five | Added |
| 30-Oct-2011 18:39 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:02 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Source] |
| 15-Sep-2013 22:36 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2014 10:48 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2018 09:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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