CRASH OF A KITTYHAWK
6 MILES FROM TOOLEYBUC, NEAR SWAN HILL, VIC
ON 22 MARCH 1943

On 22 Match 1943, P-40E Kittyhawk, A29-57, #41-13524, of 2 OTU RAAF at Armidale, Victoria, crashed about 6 miles from Tooleybuc, near Swan Hill, in Victoria. The aircraft carried out a force landing due to student pilot navigational error.

This same aircraft was involved in 3 other crashes:-

Crash near Mildura on 29 July 1943

Crashed at Mildura airfield, VIC on 14 Oct 43

Crashed near Mildura, VIC on 5 Dec 1944

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