Incident Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless NZ5055,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66656
 
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Date:Wednesday 22 March 1944
Time:
Type:Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
Owner/operator:25 Sqn RNZAF
Registration: NZ5055
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Henderson Field, Guadalcanal -   Solomon Islands
Phase: Landing
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Pallicula, Espiritu Santo
Destination airport:Henderson Field
Narrative:
The Dauntless swerved off the runway when landing and struck a petrol bowser.

Sources:

http://rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/sbd1.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Jul-2009 17:14 angels one five Added
31-Jul-2009 19:52 angels one five Updated
16-Jan-2011 19:17 angels one five Updated [Source]
21-Jan-2012 06:01 Nepa Updated [Registration, Operator]
10-Sep-2013 04:38 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport]
14-Nov-2018 20:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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