4 April 1942 - Crash of a Kittyhawk at 34 Mile Strip, NT

CRASH OF A KITTYHAWK
AT 34 MILE STRIP, NT
ON 4 APRIL 1942

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On 4 April 1942, 2nd Lt. John L. Livingstone of the 9 Pursuit Squadron of the 49th Fighter Group was killed in action at 34 Mile Strip in the Northern Territory when his P-40 Kittyhawk crashed.

34 Mile Strip was later renamed as Livingstone Field in memory of Lt. Livingstone.

C. Rossi told me that his neighbour Mr. John Doran was serving in an anti aircraft battery at RAAF Field Darwin, on the 4 April 1942 during a Japanese bombing raid on Darwin. He advised that two Japanese Zero's strafed the RAAF airfield as they headed north. A minute or two later a P-40 Kittyhawk flew over the air field heading south. One gun opened fire, which immediately brought many guns firing at the P-40. John Doran presumed that the pilot, Lt. Livingstone, was hit for he was able to fly to 34 Mile strip, but crashed while trying to land.

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