Incident Vought F4U-1 Corsair NZ5278,
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Date:Saturday 20 May 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F4U-1 Corsair
Owner/operator:15 Sqn RNZAF
Registration: NZ5278
MSN: 5216
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Between Espiritu Santo and Guadalcanal -   Vanuatu
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Santo
Destination airport:Guadalcanal
Narrative:
Ditched in the sea during ferry flight.
Sergeant W. Thomson rescued, uninjured.

Sources:

NZ Archives.

NZ Serials.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jun-2009 01:00 angels one five Added
19-Sep-2009 21:10 angels one five Updated
19-Sep-2009 21:12 angels one five Updated
17-Jan-2012 11:52 Nepa Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative]
17-Jan-2012 11:53 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
15-Aug-2013 06:43 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
14-Nov-2018 20:51 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
28-Nov-2021 02:19 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Country]
08-Dec-2021 23:43 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source]

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