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| Date: | Sunday 2 April 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5054 |
| MSN: | 5542 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Piva, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Piva |
| Piva |
Two Dauntless dive bombers (NZ5054 and 5059) were badly damaged and written off after 125-pound (57kg.) fragmentation bombs fell from the underwing racks and exploded as the aircraft touched down at one of the Piva airstrips.
Some of the 4 personnel involved were injured, but no one was killed.
The use of bombs of this type was discontinued after the accident.
Sources:
1. http://rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/sbd1.html
2. ADF Serials NZ Dauntless
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2009 19:47 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Aug-2009 00:34 | angels one five | Updated |
| 16-Jan-2011 19:14 | angels one five | Updated [Source, ] |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2013 05:50 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 08-Dec-2021 23:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 29-Jun-2023 06:23 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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