RNZAF Crash Reports, Torokina, Bougainville (1944)

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RNZAF Crash Reports, Torokina, Bougainville (1944)

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On September 18 in 1944 three New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force pilots were killed when their Corsair planes crashed near Torokina in Bougainville. All three planes were destroyed as well. They were part of the No 16 F Squadron, which was formed in July 1942 at the RNZAF base at Woodboune near Blenheim. They were returning from a routin...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives / New Zealand / New Zealand History / NZ / NZ History / WW II / World War Two / WW2 / Pacific History / Pacific / RNZAF / 1944 / Air Crash

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