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| Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1D Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | VMF-312 USMC |
| Registration: | 57552 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles SE of Turtle Bay Airfield, Espiritu Santo Island -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Corsair 57552: Crashed during dive bombing practice, 3.5 miles SE. 16/01/1945
Crew:
???? (pilot) USMC - killed
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 01:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Sep-2022 18:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jul-2023 05:08 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 26-Sep-2023 20:18 | Nepa | Updated |
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