ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65620
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| Date: | Friday 15 September 1944 |
| Time: | 09:25 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 17 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5254 |
| MSN: | 4874 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guadalcanal -
 Solomon Islands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed on take off.
The Corsair's undercarriage was retracted before the aircraft became airborne.
It settled on the runway and a 500-pound bomb being carried exploded.
Sergeant Noel Harper. R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 02:13 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Oct-2009 03:22 | angels one five | Updated |
| 17-Jan-2012 12:10 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2013 12:48 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2014 19:14 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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