ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141593
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 November 1942 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk IIIa |
| Owner/operator: | 32 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A16-173 |
| MSN: | 6426 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bong Bong Mountain, near Dapto, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Camden |
The Hudson got off course when returning from a routine anti-submarine patrol along the coast. In darkness, rain, and low cloud it flew into the terrain (Bong Bong Mountain) near the Avon Colliery at Dapto.
Sources:
1. https://www.ozatwar.com//ozcrashes/nsw47.htm
2. www.adf-serials.com.au/2a16.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2012 15:26 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Jan-2012 16:19 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 06:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2012 13:08 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2013 16:32 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2013 15:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2013 08:01 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 28-Sep-2015 08:13 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Dec-2015 18:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2023 00:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Location, Narrative]] |
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