No. 21 Squadron
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF)

Background
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) No. 21 Squadron operated the F4U Corsair in the South Pacific (SoPAC) during World War II.

Wartime History
On September 14, 1944 lost is F4U Corsair NZ5236 pilot Pilot Officer William H. Wilson on a bombing mission over the Wide Bay area of New Britain and was likely hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the sea near Henry Reid Bay inside Wide Bay.

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