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| Date: | Friday 7 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1A Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC); VMF-225 |
| Registration: | 56263 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Turtle Bay Airfield, Espiritu Santo Island -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Mid-air collision with F4U-1 #56334, 17 miles northwest of Turtle Bay.
Sources:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNrptsType.htm#Database%20Notes
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2021 18:05 | ASN archive | Added [, ] |
| 29-Nov-2021 02:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country, ] |
| 04-Jun-2022 03:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2023 05:08 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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