CRASH LANDING OF A P-40 KITTYHAWK
AT WILLIAMTOWN AIRFIELD, NSW
ON 24 FEBRUARY 1942

On 24 February 1942, 2nd Lieutenant Don G. McGee 0-430836of the 9th Fighter Squadron, was uninjured when his P-40 Kittyhawk #41-24796 left the runway at Williamtown Airfield and he hit a hole in some loose sand which tipped the aircraft over on its back. The tail and one wing of the aircraft were unrepairable. Apparently he had landed on a freshly laid concrete strip extension.

2nd Lt. Don G. McGee later flew P39 and P400 Airacobras with the 8th Fighter Group in Papua New Guinea.

REFERENCE BOOKS

Historical Record, 49th Ftr Gp, Chap I, Sec II

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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This page first produced 19 January 1942

This page last updated 10 September 2020