GROUND ACCIDENT INVOLVING A P-38 LIGHTNING
AT AMBERLEY AIRFIELD, QLD
ON 5 NOVEMBER 1942

On 5 November 1942, Lt Erickson of the 17th Fighter Squadron (Provisional) taxied his P-38 Lightning into an oil drum at Amberley Airfield in south east Queensland damaging his left propeller.

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This page first produced 19 June 2024

This page last updated 19 June 2024