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| Date: | Tuesday 1 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 02499 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moso Island -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Efate |
The plane collided with another plane and crash landed on Moso Island. The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=nJOdAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA186&lpg=PA186&dq=plane+moso+island&source=bl&ots=jXLHDxeahO&sig=LH9cTKCKGIWhuZxNoy5umhce63I&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2776Ry87cAhVC2xoKHb4SAdsQ6AEwDnoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=plane%20moso%20island&f=false
https://samisarkis.photoshelter.com/image/I0000RNF_Wy.3z1k
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2018 14:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Aug-2018 14:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 02-Aug-2018 14:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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