COLLISION OF TWO P-40
KITTYHAWKS
NEAR ONSLOW, WA
ON 20 APRIL 1943
On 20 April 1943, P-40E Kittyhawks A29-163 and A29-160 (#41-24823) of 76 Squadron RAAF, collided near Onslow in Western Australia. Kittyhawk A29-163 collided with A29-160 after completing a shoot-up of the ack-ack positions during a gunnery and ack-ack co-operation exercise.
Twenty three year old Flying Officer Peter Todd Read (407251), the pilot of A29-163 was killed in this accident. He was buried in Plot A, Row A, Grave No. 1 at Geraldton War Cemetery. The aircraft was destroyed in the ensuing fire.
Pilot Officer Kenneth William Baxter (408687) force landed Kittyhawk A29-160 in a swamp and escaped injury. The aircraft was salvaged by a Detachment of 17 Repair and Salvage Unit (17 RSU) and converted to components.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I'd like to thank Jeff Read, Cardiff, UK for his assistance with this web page. Flying Officer Peter Todd Read was Jeff's great uncle.
I'd like to thank Fiona Allen from the Onslow Visitor Centre for her assistance with this web page.
Can anyone help me with more information on this crash?
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