RNZAF
15 Squadron
Pilot Sergeant William Thomson, 431108 (MIA / KIA)
Crashed June 20, 1944
Aircraf History
Constructors Number 5090. Bureau Number 49738. Shipped from USA on April 19, 1944 aboard USS Breton. Assembled in Espiritu Santo and BOC Unit 60 on May 5, 1944. Issued to RNZAF 15 Squadron on Guadalcanal on May 25, 1944. Aircraft written off books at Bougainville.
Mission History
Crashed near Talili Bay at 1345 hours on June 20, 1944. The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed into a plantation, exploding on impact.
F4U
MIA
