Aircraft History
One of four A-20A's that arrived in Fairburn, Canberra on June 12, 1942, and assigned to the No 18 Squadron, NEIAF, and were given Dutch markings and serial number 15. Two days later, they were withdrawn from the NEIAF in favor of B-25 Mitchell. and reassigned to the USAAF 5th AF. Assigned to the 89th BS, they were flown to Charters Towers, via Brisbane.

Mission History
On October 29, 1942, this A-20 accidentally taxied into a ditch near the operations office at Charters Towers Airfield by its crew chief, and was written off.

References
"The Canberra Bostons" by Michael Claringbould Flightpath Magazine, Volume 15, Number 2.

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December 15, 2008