ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65719
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| Date: | Monday 4 December 1944 |
| Time: | 16:49 |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ4550 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nausori Airport, Viti Levu -
 Fiji
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Funafuti, Tuvalu |
| Nausori, Fiji |
Crashed on landing.
NZ 4550 swerved off the runway at Nausori when landing in a strong crosswind.
It crashed and its load of depth charges exploded. All on board died in the accident.
Flight Sergeant Walter Young, Pilot Officer Jack Dungey, Flight Sergeant Ronald McAuliffe, Sergeant Leonard Bowick, and Sgt Norman Heal, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 02:54 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Oct-2009 12:30 | angels one five | Updated |
| 06-Oct-2009 14:48 | angels one five | Updated |
| 17-Jan-2012 13:54 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2013 14:07 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2014 16:03 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Nov-2021 01:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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