Crash Site & Remains F4U-1D Corsair NZ5429
F4U-1D Corsair NZ5429 crashed on 24 December 1944, killing its pilot. The center piece is still lying at the south side of the main road in Vunapope.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Australian War Memorial
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