The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCED DOWN NEAR EL ALAMEIN AFTER AN AERIAL BATTLE. THIS PICTURE SHOWS DAMAGE TO TAIL-PIECE. A GERMAN MESSERSCHMITT BF109F, DAMAGED IN THE SAME "DOG-FIGHT", HAD FORCE-LANDED NEARBY A FEW MINUTES PREVIOUSLY.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. DAMAGE TO TAILPIECE OF KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER WHICH MADE A FORCED LANDING NEAR EL ALAMEIN AFTER AN AERIAL "DOG-FIGHT". NOTE CANNON SHELL HOLE ABOVE THE LETTER "W".
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. THIS KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING NEAR EL ALAMEIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF A GERMAN MESSERSCHMITT, WHICH HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN THE SAME AERIA
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. FRONT VIEW OF KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER FORCED DOWN BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN LINES NEAR EL ALAMEIN AFTER AN AERIAL BATTLE.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. FRONT VIEW OF KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER FORCED DOWN BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN LINES NEAR EL ALAMEIN AFTER AN AERIAL BATTLE.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER WHICH MADE A FORCED LANDING NEAR EL ALAMEIN BEING SALVAGED BY A ROYAL AIR FORCE RECOVERY SECTION.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER WHICH MADE A FORCED LANDING NEAR EL ALAMEIN BEING SALVAGED BY A ROYAL AIR FORCE RECOVERY SECTION.
