ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65728
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1D Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5412 |
| MSN: | 6073 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea near Green Island, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
RNZAF Black Monday casualty. Crashed into the sea while attempting to negotiate a tropical storm on return from a rescue mission to Simpson Harbour, Rabaul. Possibly as the result of colliding with debris from the collision of two other Corsairs.
Flying-Officer Albert Norman Saward RNZAF, R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 03:12 | angels one five | Added |
| 15-Jun-2009 03:18 | angels one five | Updated |
| 05-Jul-2009 17:39 | angels one five | Updated |
| 26-Jul-2009 02:39 | angels one five | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2011 23:56 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2012 13:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2013 00:58 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2023 21:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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