ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27153
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| Date: | Friday 15 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 13 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A16-8 |
| MSN: | 1859 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Darwin, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into ground whilst diving air to ground gunnery. Failed to come out of dive and hit target with wing. Port engine fell out. Aircraft crashed into sea approx. 250 yards beyond line of targets. Aircraft salvaged and bodies recovered 1500 hours C.S.T. at low tide. Aircraft completely wrecked.
Sources:
1. Murray Charles Davies service records.
2. www.adf-serials.com.au/2a16.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Nov-2008 00:16 | TonyD | Updated |
| 07-Jun-2022 11:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Jul-2022 04:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source] |
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