ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65621
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5298 |
| MSN: | 5215 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Torokina, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Torokina |
Two Corsairs, NZ5306 and 5298, collided when bad weather was encountered near Cape Torokina while returning from a squadron bombing sweep. Both aircraft exploded on impact, falling into the sea.
Pilot Officer Christopher McLean in NZ5298, R.I.P.
Sources:
1. NZ Serials.
2. AHSNZ, 1980, New Zealand Military Aircraft and Serial Numbers.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 02:19 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Jul-2009 15:47 | angels one five | Updated |
| 17-Sep-2009 19:00 | angels one five | Updated |
| 17-Sep-2009 19:14 | angels one five | Updated |
| 30-Oct-2011 18:43 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:49 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature] |
| 04-May-2014 14:09 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Dec-2021 08:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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