USSAF
49th FG
Stan Gajda 1982
Pilot 2nd Lt. Burt Rice (survived)
Crashed February 19, 1942
Mission History
Shot down after takeoff on February 19, 1942
by Zeros attacking the Darwin Airfield. The pilot survived.
Wreckage
Crashed near Yarrawonga.
Stan Gajda visited the wreckage in 1982:
"Impacted on hard ground at Yarrawonga
near Darwin. I found the complete rudder off this one about half a mile away
that was shot off during the attack. I recovered parts of the
engine cylinder head and the crankshaft for WAAM."
P-40
