ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47662
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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5517 |
| MSN: | 5474 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing, West Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Westport |
| Harewood, Christchurch |
The Corsair was on a navigation exercise with others when bad weather was encountered.
NZ5517 became separated from the formation in cloud and was never seen again.
No trace of the aircraft or its pilot has been found to this day.
There have been reports of possible wreckage sightings over the years since, but none have ever been verified.
Pilot Officer Brian Barstow RNZAF missing, presumed dead.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials, various other.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2008 23:16 | angels one five | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 07:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2013 13:45 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2014 00:00 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Mar-2020 22:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2020 03:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Aug-2020 04:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Nature] |
| 08-Nov-2020 03:32 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2021 08:15 | angels one five | Updated [Nature] |
| 02-Feb-2022 01:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Feb-2022 04:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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