ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211502
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| Date: | Monday 5 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk IVa |
| Owner/operator: | 4 CU RAAF |
| Registration: | A16-118 |
| MSN: | 6047 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Machans Beach, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cairns |
| New Guinea |
Location near Cairns, QLD. The military plane crashed shortly after takeoff for a VIP transport flight. All eleven occupants died in the crash - 5 RAAF crew members and 6 Australian Army members.
Passengers: Major General George A Vasey, Major General Rupert M Downes, Colonel Robert H Russell, Lieut Colonel George A Bertram, Lieutenant William Rigall, Corporal Edward L James.
Crew: F/Lt John W Newell, F/O Donald J Bassett, F/O Gordon Thomson, W/O Errol S Frieze, LAC John D Moore.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. https://www.ozatwar.com/5mar45.htm
2. www.adf-serials.com.au/2a16.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2018 10:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Sep-2020 22:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2023 00:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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