ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48605
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 September 1942 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ2029 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tasman Bay, Nelson -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Nelson |
| Nelson |
The Hudson was carrying out a low flying exercise when its propellers struck the smooth surface of the sea. The captain pulled the aircraft up to 200 feet, sent a ' Mayday' call and then carried out a successful ditching.
The pilot of a Harvard trainer heard the distress call and was overhead the sinking Hudson in about 10 minutes. He reported that all 7 crew members had evacuated the plane and were sitting on the wings.
Unfortunately it took two hours for a surface vessel to reach the scene by which time six of the crew had succumbed to drowning or hypothermia. The gunner, Warrant Officer J.Colway survived, injured.
Flying Officer Dean Horrocks, Sergeant Vincent Hill, Sgt Jack Bryson, Sgt Victor Chapple, Sgt Gordon Stevens and AC1 John Davis. R.I.P.
Sources:
1. NZ serials.
2. Auckland War Memorial Museum.
3. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. pp. 202-203. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2008 23:28 | angels one five | Added |
| 29-May-2009 23:51 | XLerate | Updated |
| 17-Jun-2009 01:02 | XLerate | Updated |
| 17-Jan-2012 06:56 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 12:53 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 30-Oct-2013 08:50 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 09:54 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2020 01:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2022 03:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2022 07:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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