ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65544
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| Date: | Friday 18 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ2054 |
| MSN: | 6613 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rekata Bay, Santa Isabel Island, Isabel -
 Solomon Islands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Missing on ops. Accident ? Enemy action ?
It was learned in August 1945 that NZ2054 had crashed in the sea at Rekata Bay near to a Japanese seaplane base.
Flight Sergeant Norman Newall, Sergeant Albert Mahony, Sgt Henry Downard, Flt Sgt David Newlands, and Sgt Richard Andrew. R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 18:01 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Oct-2009 22:35 | angels one five | Updated |
| 01-Mar-2010 20:59 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2011 13:42 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2013 21:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2020 22:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Oct-2021 20:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jun-2023 06:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location]] |
| 02-Jul-2023 03:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [[[Location]]] |
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