ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65740
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| Date: | Sunday 13 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40N Warhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3165 |
| MSN: | 29083 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Vunakanau, East New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided with another P-40 and crashed in the jungle near Vunakanau.
The wreck was not discovered until 1955.
F/O Gordon Treweek RNZAF.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 03:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Jul-2009 20:34 | angels one five | Updated |
| 06-Oct-2009 03:55 | angels one five | Updated |
| 07-Jan-2010 14:58 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2010 10:49 | Anon. | Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative]] |
| 26-Apr-2010 00:49 | angels one five | Updated [Country, Source] |
| 28-Oct-2011 17:49 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2012 05:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 13-Aug-2013 01:53 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2013 22:57 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 15:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2023 02:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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