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Dive Gizo 1999

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H. E. Sawyer 2006

Aircraft History
Built by Vought. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) bureau number unknown.

Wartime History
This Corsair was assigned to either the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps or Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).

Mission History
Ditched or crashed off Ghizo Island.

Wreckage
During 1991, discovered by a Solomon Islander working for Dive Gizo. The scattered wreckage is broken into five sections including the cockpit center section and engine.

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November 9, 2019

 

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