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| Date: | Friday 3 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ4567 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Guadalcanal -
 Solomon Islands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Henderson Field |
Crashed into the sea.
Last seen flying in bad weather in the vicinity of Avu Avu on the southern coast of Guadalcanal.
Flight Sergeant Charles St John, Sergeant Stanley Claughton, Flight Sergeant Patrick Maher, and Sergeants John Leonard, and Vere Mullany.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 02:32 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Oct-2009 23:22 | angels one five | Updated |
| 21-Jan-2012 07:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Sep-2013 01:02 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 13-Sep-2020 21:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Mar-2022 07:34 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, ] |
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