ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139454
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| Date: | Sunday 28 March 1943 |
| Time: | 17:35 |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40E-1 Kittyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A29-150 |
| MSN: | 41-36249 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Heron Head, Exmouth Gulf, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two 76 Squadron Kittyhawks were escorting a PBY Catalina in a routine patrol over the Exmouth Gulf.
The leader of the Kittyhawk section, the squadron's CO, decided to carry out a series of practice attacking runs on the flying boat.
In the course of one of these dummy attacks the CO misjudged his height when passing under the PBY and hit the glassy surface the sea. He was killed in the accident.
400213 S/L Keith William (Bluey) Truscott DFC and Bar, RAAF.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a29-E.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2011 15:02 | angels one five | Added |
| 24-Oct-2011 15:16 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 06:47 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 11-Sep-2013 07:11 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2013 18:29 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2014 22:14 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2021 19:21 | angels one five | Updated [Phase] |
| 07-Jun-2022 20:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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