A fine study of a Warhawk at rest at Australia's top end. The location is Strauss Field in the Northern Territory, and the trees surrounding the aircraft are Australian gums.

This Warhawk was lost when Captain Robert D. Van Auken bailed out of it near Darwin on 13th June 1942. He was attacking Japanese G4M1 bombers based at Timor, and his Warhawk was struck by several 7.7mm rounds from one of the Mitsubishis. Van Auken bailed out, landed in the ocean, and was back at base within a few days. The Warhawk dived into the sea.

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