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| Date: | Thursday 28 October 1943 |
| Time: | c. 0900 |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40M Warhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3109 |
| MSN: | 27484 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ondonga Airfield, New Georgia Island, Western -
 Solomon Islands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ondongo |
| Ondongo |
NZ3109 returned to the Ondongo airstrip with engine trouble and made two unsuccessful attempts to land. On the third attempt the aircraft stalled and dived into the sea just off the end of the strip.
Sgt Donald Frederick Hill. R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 19:46 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Jul-2009 19:20 | angels one five | Updated |
| 19-Sep-2009 21:37 | angels one five | Updated |
| 07-Jan-2010 22:31 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2011 14:04 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2012 05:09 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 12-Sep-2013 22:02 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jul-2023 02:36 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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