CRASH OF A P-40E KITTYHAWK
AT AMBERLEY AIRFIELD, QLD
ON 24 JANUARY 1942

On 24 January 1942, a USAAF P-40E Kittyhawk #41-385, piloted by Lieutenant Jack R. Peres crashed at Amberley airfield in Queensland. The aircraft suffered damage to the undercarriage, wing tip, main plane, aileron and airscrews.

REFERENCE

Document prepared by 1st Lt. Elmore G. Brown, titled:-

"Headquarters, USA Air Forces in Australia
A-4. Aircraft Movements Status & Statistics Section
Location and Status of Damaged Aircraft in Australia"

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I'd like to thank Chris Jamesson for his assistance with this page.

Can anyone help me with more information on this crash?

"Australia @ War" WWII Research Products

This page first produced 9 June 2001

This page last updated 02 February 2020