FORCED LANDING OF A P-40 KITTYHAWK
APPROX. 5 MILES WEST OF YELTA, VIC
ON 27 JULY 1945

At approximately 1245 hours on 27 July 1945, P-40K Kittyhawk A29-168 forced landed with its wheels up after a glycol leak approximately 5 miles west of Yelta in Victoria (about 20 miles from Mildura). The aircraft was damaged when it collided with a tree during a low flying exercise. The engine overheated due to the loss of glycol. The pilot Flight Sergeant John Laurie Jenkins (417846) of 2 Operational Training Unit 2 OTU was uninjured.

AMSE approval was given to Write Off the aircraft on 8 August 1945 and the wreckage was received at 1 CRD ex 2 OTU on 2 October 1945. It was salvaged on 12 October 1945.

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This page first produced 1 July 2022

This page last updated 01 July 2022