ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65242
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 17 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5221 |
| MSN: | 4847 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Piva, Bougainville |
| Piva |
NZ5221 went missing on a patrol over Bougainville.
NZ5336, the other aircraft on this two-plane patrol, also failed to return. A probable mid-air collision.
Pilot Officer Athol KILNER RNZAF missing, presumed dead. R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2009 03:55 | angels one five | Added |
| 20-Sep-2009 15:43 | angels one five | Updated |
| 30-Oct-2011 00:02 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Sep-2013 13:23 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2020 00:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
| 20-Jan-2021 08:50 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2021 01:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
| 28-Nov-2021 01:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Country] |
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