ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65737
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 August 1945 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ4619 |
| MSN: | 6264 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Los Negros Island, Manus -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed in the sea.
NZ4619 circled the airfield at a very low level. It flicked out of a steep turn and crashed upside down in Seeadler Harbour. All on board died in the accident.
Flight Sergeants Jack Mummery, Joseph Hartley, Arthur Doreen, Richard Anderson, Kenneth Taylor, and Corporal James Gibson R.I.P.
Sources:
1.-NZ Archives.
2.-NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 03:38 | angels one five | Added |
| 07-Jul-2009 11:54 | angels one five | Updated |
| 08-Oct-2009 22:42 | angels one five | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2011 23:24 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:05 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source] |
| 04-Feb-2012 18:29 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 15-Aug-2012 07:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 15-Sep-2013 22:12 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2018 07:09 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 14-Nov-2018 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 04:48 | angels one five | Updated [Phase] |
| 29-Jun-2023 06:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Phase]] |
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