Lockheed PV-1 Ventura crash, Oct 26, 1944 (5 killed), Whe...
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura accident on October 26, 1944 near Whenuapai AFB (Auckland) Auckland Council, New Zealand with 5 fatalities. Cause: The right...
- Date: October 26, 1944
- Aircraft: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
- Location: Whenuapai AFB (Auckland) Auckland Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The right engine most probably failed because the fuel selector was connected to an empty tank.
A RNZAF Lockheed PV 1 Ventura of No 8 Squadron was on a training flight from Whenuapai when its starboard engine failed on approach on 26 October 1944. The aircraft crashed and burned in trees about four miles northeast of the airfield, and four crew died at once. A fifth crew member died of burns on 28 October.