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| Date: | Thursday 5 October 1944 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ4561 |
| MSN: | 6005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Near Olevuga Island, Florida Group -
 Solomon Islands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed in the sea.
NZ4561 suffered an engine failure during an anti-submarine exercise.
The aircraft was unable to maintain height and the crew prepared for ditching.
As they did so the Ventura stalled and crashed.
Pilot Officers George Parker and Thomas Vautier, Flight Sergeant Leo Comesky, and Sergeants Barry Rosenberg, and Leslie Smith.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 02:32 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Oct-2009 23:39 | angels one five | Updated |
| 30-Oct-2011 00:04 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:53 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, ] |
| 17-Mar-2014 01:33 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 22:32 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 12-Jan-2018 07:03 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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