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| Date: | Tuesday 24 October 1944 |
| Time: | 22:45 |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5382 |
| MSN: | 5540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pallikulo Bay, Espiritu Santo Island -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pallikulo |
Crashed in the sea.
NZ5382 suffered an engine failure and fire and dived into the sea.
Pilot Officer Selwyn Down R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 02:21 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Oct-2009 23:03 | angels one five | Updated |
| 05-Jun-2011 02:45 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2012 07:19 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Sep-2013 13:27 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2014 22:15 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 17:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jul-2023 08:20 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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