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Post by pietrzak on Sept 22, 2023 3:58:22 GMT 12
Can anyone help with details of the three survivors please?
P/O. C C Baird
LAC J Bligh
LAC E L Mills
Many thanks
Kelvin
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 22, 2023 11:33:14 GMT 12
Colin Campbell Baird, NZ416438, Pilot
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 22, 2023 11:34:18 GMT 12
LAC Eric Laurence Mills, the regular Flight Rigger attached to NZ4564 and member of No. 12 Servicing Unit
AC2 Jack Bligh, an Armourer attached to the Base Depot at Pallikulo, Espiritu Santo.
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Post by errolmartyn on Sept 22, 2023 11:51:29 GMT 12
LAC Eric Laurence Mills, the regular Flight Rigger attached to NZ4564 and member of No. 12 Servicing Unit AC2 Jack Bligh, an Armourer attached to the Base Depot at Pallikulo, Espiritu Santo. Mills was NZ422127. Jack Bligh (full name) was NZ4211641 Errol |
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Post by pietrzak on Sept 22, 2023 22:55:25 GMT 12
Many thank Dave and Errol, great information and details,
Best wishes, Kelvin
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Post by angelsonefive on Sept 23, 2023 8:30:03 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 23, 2023 8:52:50 GMT 12
Yes, brand new Corsairs. The cause was a bump on the runway that the aircraft hit on touchdown, but there was more to the enquiry too.
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Post by pietrzak on Sept 23, 2023 21:20:02 GMT 12
Any chance of the inquiry report Dave?
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Post by davidd on Oct 31, 2023 14:06:07 GMT 12
For short summary of accident, see Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrows, Vol Two", page 235. Air Department in NZ was apparently not very pleased with the way this inquiry was handled by No. 1 (Islands) Group. (Latter comment refers to various documents in the accident report).
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