FORCED LANDING OF A P-40 KITTYHAWK
AT AITKENVALE AIRFIELD
TOWNSVILLE, QLD
ON 28 NOVEMBER 1943

At about 1037 hours E.A.S.T. on 28 November 1943, P-40N Kittyhawk A29-498 (#42-104720) of 80 Squadron RAAF made a forced landing at Aitkenvale Airfield in Townsville in north Queensland after an engine failure. The pilot Sergeant Peter Parkinson (429992) was uninjured. Sgt Parkinson tried to stop his aircraft but it overshot the airfield striking a runway drain. The undercarriage collapsed and was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft was received by rail at 3AD on 5 January 1944. AMSE approval was given to write it off per file #9/16/1655 on 18 June 1944. It was received at 3CRD on 29 June 1944 and was converted to components.

The pilot, later Flying Officer Peter Parkinson, was killed on 13 October 1944.

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