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| Date: | Monday 22 May 1944 |
| Time: | 07:55 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5226 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Solomon Sea off the Russell Islands -
 Solomon Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed in the sea.
The pilot had climbed to 32,000 feet to carry out high altitude aerobatic practice.
NZ5226 was seen spinning into the sea by personnel aboard a US Navy destroyer.
This accident was probably caused by failure of the pilot's supplementary oxygen system.
Sergeant John Doggett RNZAF, killed. R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 00:53 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Oct-2009 04:25 | angels one five | Updated |
| 19-Jun-2010 16:55 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Apr-2011 06:03 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2011 19:51 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:52 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 15-Aug-2013 06:45 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2014 08:14 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, ] |
| 05-May-2017 22:57 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jul-2023 04:32 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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