Accident Vought F4U-1 Corsair NZ5480,
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Date:Wednesday 20 June 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F4U-1 Corsair
Owner/operator:25 Sqn RNZAF
Registration: NZ5480
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Emirau Island, New Ireland -   Papua New Guinea
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Emirau
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing on an op. from Emirau.
Flt-Sgt Roger Thornton Goble, NZ433272.
R.I.P.

Sources:

NZ Serials.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jun-2009 03:30 angels one five Added
15-Jun-2009 04:10 angels one five Updated
07-Jul-2009 12:07 angels one five Updated
06-Sep-2009 23:12 angels one five Updated
30-Oct-2011 16:31 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
17-Jan-2012 12:22 Nepa Updated [Operator]
15-Sep-2013 23:00 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
17-Mar-2014 22:26 angels one five Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2018 20:28 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
30-Jun-2023 01:48 Ron Averes Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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