ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66235
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 17-DEC-1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40N Warhawk |
| Operator: | 16 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3175 |
| C/n / msn: | 28779 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Praed Point, New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Torokina, Bougainville |
Went missing on ops, Rabaul. Fighter sweep.
Later found to have been shot down by flak near Praed Point.
Flt-Lt John McFarlane, RNZAF, missing, presumed killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/NZ3175.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2009 09:41 | angels one five | Added |
| 16-Jan-2011 17:35 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2011 17:52 | angels one five | Updated [Cn] |
| 27-Oct-2011 01:10 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2012 01:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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