CRASH LANDING OF
A P-39 AIRACOBRA
AT STRATHPINE AIRFIELD, QLD
ON 30 MARCH 1943

 

At 1202 hours on 30 March 1943, P-39D-BE Airacobra A53-8, #40-3017, piloted by Sgt C. N. McLeod of 83 Squadron RAAF crashed on landing at Strathpine Airfield north of Brisbane. The aircraft was severely damaged after its undercarriage collapsed and fortunately the pilot was uninjured.

 

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