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Pilo Major Quintus B. Nelson, O-007968 (MIA / KIA) ND Crashed April 16, 1945 Aircraft History Built by Goodyear Aircraft Corporation in Akron, Ohio as model V-166B. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as FG-1D Corsair bureau number 76471. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the Pacific and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the United States Marine Corps (USMC), Marine Air Wing 2 (MAW-2), Marine Air Group 11 (MAG-11) to Marine Fighting Squadron 122 (VMF-122) "Werewolves/Candystripers". This aircraft had no known nickname, nose art or squadron number. Mission History On April 16, 1945 took off took off from Peleliu Airfield on Peleliu Island piloted by Major Quintus B. Nelson on mission. This aircraft crashed into Malakal Harbor off Koror Island. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Wreckage During 2002, this Corsair was located by Bent Prop. The crash site is a large debris field over a 50m radius where it impacted into coral reef. During February 2004, the site was investigated by Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC). Memorials Nelson was officially declared dead on April 16, 1945. He is memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery. During 2003, Bent Prop preformed a memorial service at the crash site with Jim Nelson, the pilot's son. Relatives Jim Nelson (son of Nelson) References Navy Serial Number Search Results - FG-1D Corsair 76471 "76471 (VMF-122) crashed into Malakal Harbor on Palau at unknown date. Pilot MIA" American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Quintus B. Nelson FindAGrave - Maj Quintus B Nelson (tablets of the missing photo) BentProp "PMAN V - p. 3 ATTACHMENT 1: Finding, mapping and identifying one new WWII U.S. Corsair fighter crash site, Malakal Harbor, 12-14 March 2003 via Wayback Machine March 31, 2006 BentProp "PMAN IV - p. 14 ATTACHMENT 7: Holding a memorial ceremony for Major Quintus B. Nelson, Squadron Commander, VMF-122 (KIA, BNR, 16 April 45), 16 April 02 via Wayback Machine November 19, 2010 Last Flight Home DVD tells the story of the search and the memorial service Thanks to Daniel T. O'Brien / Bent Prop for additional information Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated March 3, 2021 |
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