Lockheed PV-1 Ventura crash, Dec 20, 1944 (4 killed), Bou...
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura accident on December 20, 1944 near Bougainville Island Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea with 4 fatalities....
- Date: December 20, 1944
- Aircraft: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
- Location: Bougainville Island Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft failed to climb out of a valley, stalled and struck a ridge.
Ventura NZ4634 of No 1 Squadron RNZAF was on a supply drop to Allied troops on Bougainville on 20 December 1944. After part of its load was dropped it failed to climb out of a valley and stalled into a ridge near the Aita River. Four of the five crew were killed and the surviving crew member was injured.