CRASH OF A KITTYHAWK
AT BATCHELOR AIRFIELD, NT
ON 20 AUGUST1942

P-40 Kittyhawk

On 20 August 1942, USAAC P-40 Kittyhawk, #41-24818, of the 7th Fighter Squadron of the 49th Fighter Group, flown by Lt Hillard, crashed and was wrecked at Batchelor airfield in the Northern Territory.

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