Lockheed PV-1 Ventura crash, Oct 10, 1944 (5 killed), Gua...
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura accident on October 10, 1944 near Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands with 5 fatalities.
- Date: October 10, 1944
- Aircraft: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
- Location: Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
Ventura NZ4575 of the RNZAF was ferrying from Espiritu Santo toward Henderson Field on Guadalcanal when it was lost in bad weather. It crashed into a jungle covered hillside on the southern Weather Coast of Guadalcanal and all five crew were killed. The wreck was located on 11 October 1944 near Longu Mission.