CRASH OF A KITTYHAWK
AT LETTS BEACH ROAD
NEAR DUTSON SCHOOL
ON 2 SEPTEMBER 1944

Kittyhawk

RAAF P-40E Kittyhawk A29-32 (#41-5494) of 1 OTU made a forced landing at Letts Beach Road near Dutson School in Victoria on 2 September 1944. The pilot, F/Lt. L.F. Cronin, DFC, was not injured in this accident.

This Kittyhawk was originally delivered to the RAAF in March 1942. It was converted to components in November 1945.

Nameplate from Oleo Strut of A29-32

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Rick Hanning for his assistance with the details of this crash.

REFERENCE BOOK

"Aircraft of the RAAF 1921- 71"
By Geoffrey Pentland & Peter Malone

"Australia @ War" WWII Research Products

This page first produced 8 Apr 2000

This page last updated 22 February 2020