ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65765
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| Date: | Thursday 22 March 1945 |
| Time: | c. 2300 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | Corsair CU RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5551 |
| MSN: | 5683 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Ardmore AFB, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Ardmore |
| RNZAF Ardmore |
Crashed on a night training flight. Dived into the ground shortly after take off.
Flight Sergeant James Dempsey, Corsair Conversion Unit, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 05:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 29-Jun-2009 19:42 | angels one five | Updated |
| 03-Jul-2009 00:35 | angels one five | Updated |
| 08-Oct-2009 23:04 | angels one five | Updated |
| 24-Nov-2011 04:13 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2012 07:02 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 02-May-2013 22:22 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2013 22:34 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2013 22:35 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2014 07:33 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 09-Mar-2018 07:32 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 15-Nov-2018 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2022 07:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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