Nausori - Nausori

On June 27, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Nausori - Nausori experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-414 Hudson, operated by Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF, with the event recorded near Pacific Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was engaged in a antisubmarine patrol flight off the Fiji Islands coast and left Nausori Airport that day. En route, the aircraft ditched in the ocean. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found. Crew (4th Squadron): F/O Alistair Parata, Sgt Albert Moss, W/O Egbert Willis, F/Sgt George Billson, Sgt Michael Horgan.

Aircraft reference details include registration NZ2025, MSN 414-3845, year of manufacture 1941.