ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65604
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| Date: | Friday 9 June 1944 |
| Time: | 16:47 |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ4564 |
| MSN: | 6092 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pallikulo Field, Espiritu Santo Island -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ventura NZ4564 crashed on landing, striking trees and then hitting 3 parked Corsairs.
The Corsairs were NZ5344, NZ5345 and NZ5346. All four planes were written off.
Killed in the crash were Warrant Officers Ron Payne, Ryder Wakely, Roy Tarrant, and Sergeant Alec Miller.
R.I.P.
Pilot Officer C.C. Baird, and Leading Aircraftmen J. Bligh and E.L. Mills survived, with injuries.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 01:08 | angels one five | Added |
| 12-Jun-2009 01:50 | angels one five | Updated |
| 28-Oct-2011 20:05 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2011 18:31 | angels one five | Updated [Country] |
| 17-Mar-2017 16:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2020 21:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Nov-2021 01:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Oct-2022 22:03 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2023 08:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Cn, Narrative]] |
| 22-Sep-2023 20:25 | angels one five | Updated [[[Time, Cn, Narrative]]] |
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