Luganville – Honiara

On October 10, 1944 at 08:55 AM, Luganville – Honiara experienced a crash involving Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, operated by Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF, with the event recorded near Guadalcanal Island All Solomon Islands.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 human factor. Took off at 0600LT from Luganville on a flight to Honiara. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility. The last radio contact was heard at 0855LT when the aircraft was overflying the south part of the Guadalcanal Island. The twin engine aircraft hit a hill and its wreckage was found a day later. All five crewmen were killed. Crew (1st Squadron): F/O Selwyn Houghton, pilot, W/O Joseph Crisp, W/O Geoffrey Robins, W/O Albert Douglas, F/Sgt Francis Larnach.

Aircraft reference details include registration NZ4575, MSN 6139.