P-38 LIGHTNING HITS CABLE
IN THE AMBERLEY AIRFIELD AREA
ON 27 NOVEMBER 1942
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII

On the morning of 27 November 1942, Lt. Harbour of the 17th Fighter Squadron, 5th Air Force, USAAF, while on a gunnery mission in his P-38 Lightning out of Amberley Airfield, hit a cable with his left wing tip causing some damage. The information available on this incident does not state what sort of cable it was. Perhaps it was the tow target cable. See link below a similar incident on the same day.

On the same day Lt Haney in another
P-38 Lightning hit the tow target cable

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Gordon Birkett for his assistance with this web page.

Can anyone help me with more information on this crash?

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This page first produced 21 June 2024

This page last updated 21 June 2024