ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65738
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| Date: | 30-SEP-1945 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: | Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Operator: | 16 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ5419 |
| C/n / msn: | 5928 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Jacquinot Bay, New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit trees and crashed.
NZ 5419 was low flying when it struck trees, stalled and crashed.
Flight Sergeant Alec Teschner RNZAF R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 03:40 | angels one five | Added |
| 13-Oct-2009 01:21 | angels one five | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2011 23:22 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2012 05:13 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature] |
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