ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66235
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| Date: | Friday 17 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40N Warhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3175 |
| MSN: | 28779 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Praed Point, East New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Torokina, Bougainville |
Went missing on ops, Rabaul. Fighter sweep.
Later found to have been shot down by flak near Praed Point.
Flt-Lt John McFarlane RNZAF missing, presumed killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/NZ3175.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2009 09:41 | angels one five | Added |
| 16-Jan-2011 17:35 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2011 17:52 | angels one five | Updated [Cn] |
| 27-Oct-2011 01:10 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2012 01:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2013 23:18 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2023 02:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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