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| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Goodyear FG-1D Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5651 |
| MSN: | 3460. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Iwakuni Airfield, Honshu -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Iwakuni |
NZ5651 was approaching Iwakuni to land when it was upset by the slipstream of a preceding Corsair.
It landed short of the runway and overturned.
F/O Ronald Nairn escaped with slight injuries.
Aircraft written off the books at Iwakuni, 5 March, 1948.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2011 03:35 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2014 08:16 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 15:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 18-Nov-2022 23:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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