ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 107505
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| Date: | Saturday 14 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 33rd Pursuit Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-5369 |
| MSN: | 16360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Port Pirie, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Port Pirie, SA (PPI/YPIR) |
| Port Pirie, SA (PPI/YPIR) |
On 14th February 1942, a USAAF P-40E Kittyhawk, Serial No.41-5369, tailcode 389 piloted by 2nd Lieutenant R.E. Pingree of the 33rd Pursuit Squadron (Provisional) crashed on the airfield at Port Pirie in South Australia. It spun out of control into the ground and caught fire. It was a total loss.
Pingree had some problems with his gun system. After a number of test flights to get his guns working he did a slow roll over the airfield but his aircraft dived into the swampy ground near the airfield. He was buried the following day.
The following information was from the American Battle Monuments Commission Home Page:-
Richard E. Pingree
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service Number 0-421661
33rd Pursuit Squadron
Entered the Service from: Utah
Died: February 19, 1942
Honolulu Memorial: Honolulu, Hawaii
Note that Pingree was officially recorded as KIA (Killed In Action) on February 19th, whereas the aircraft involved crashed on February 14th.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/research/Part5-P40.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2011 05:37 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2013 07:01 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2014 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2014 19:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 21:34 | Siczak | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 23:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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