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| Date: | Friday 24 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40N Warhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 17 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3135 |
| MSN: | 28460 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gavutu Island, Central -
 Solomon Islands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
One of 6 RNZAF P-40s that failed to return from a sweep over Rabaul on 24/12/43.
Crashed in the sea near Gavutu Island.
NZ3135 was ex US 42-104698.
F/Sgt D. Williams RNZAF survived with injuries and was rescued about 6 hours later.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2009 16:41 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-Oct-2011 14:57 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2011 15:31 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2012 10:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Sep-2013 23:31 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jun-2023 09:48 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 02-Jul-2023 01:00 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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