DAMAGE TO A DOUGLAS A-24-DE DAUNTLESS
AT AMBERLEY AIRFIELD, QLD
ON 26 JANUARY 1942

On 26 January 1942, a USAAF Douglas A-24-DE Dauntless, #41-15772, piloted by 1st Lieutenant Glasbure and 1st Lieutenant Adkins was damaged at Amberley airfield in Queensland. It would appear that they raised the undercarriage instead of the flaps. The aircraft suffered damage to the undercarriage, airscrew, aileron, and part of the main plane and flaps.

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?

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This page first produced 9 June 2001

This page last updated 02 February 2020