Accident Curtiss P-40M Warhawk NZ3109,
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Date:Thursday 28 October 1943
Time:c. 0900
Type:Silhouette image of generic P40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss P-40M Warhawk
Owner/operator:18 Sqn RNZAF
Registration: NZ3109
MSN: 27484
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Ondonga Airfield, New Georgia Island, Western -   Solomon Islands
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ondongo
Destination airport:Ondongo
Narrative:
NZ3109 returned to the Ondongo airstrip with engine trouble and made two unsuccessful attempts to land. On the third attempt the aircraft stalled and dived into the sea just off the end of the strip.

Sgt Donald Frederick Hill. R.I.P.

Sources:

NZ Serials

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jun-2009 19:46 angels one five Added
03-Jul-2009 19:20 angels one five Updated
19-Sep-2009 21:37 angels one five Updated
07-Jan-2010 22:31 angels one five Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
28-Oct-2011 14:04 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Jan-2012 05:09 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator]
12-Sep-2013 22:02 angels one five Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2018 20:16 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
02-Jul-2023 02:36 Ron Averes Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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