CRASH OF A BOOMERANG
AT POTSHOT, WA
ON 1 JULY 1943
Boomerang A46-78 of 85 Squadron RAAF, piloted by F/O J.G. Johnston overturned while landing at Potshot airfield in Western Australia in a cross wind. He swerved to try to avoid hitting a truck and lost control. The pilot injured his shoulder in the crash. The aircraft was structurally damaged.
REFERENCE BOOKS
"The
Flying Inventor"
By Alan Mitchell
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