A RAAF salvage party preparing B23C-10, USAAF serial 42-32339, N5-153 of No. 18 Squadron for removal from the Batchelor airstrip. The aircraft crashed on landing when the nosewheel collapsed following a bombing/strafing mission on 19 September 1943. The aircraft was received by 18 Sqn on 4 May 1943. It was constructed by the North American Aviation Co in California under constructor's no. 94.12747. Batchelor Airfield, Batchelor.,
Language
English,
Subject
aeroplanes,
World War, 1939-1945,
Northern Territory,
Batchelor,