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Another Warhawk in a remote tropical location

 

7th Fighter Squadron

49th Fighter Group

Based at Batchelor Field, Australia's Northern Territory from March to September 1942

Swing It was written off in mid December 1942 at 17-Mile Drome in New Guinea when 2/Lt Harry Dilworth crashed it during a landing. It had a light blue stripe on fuselage to denote flight leader Ray Melikian to whom it was assigned. Swing It was allocated squadron #30, and is seen here at Batchelor before being lost.

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