ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27182
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| Date: | Monday 12 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A16-27 |
| MSN: | 1878 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Stradbroke Islands, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Archerfield |
Disappeared on a navigational flight off of the south Queensland coast near Stradbroke Islands, Queensland. Aircraft failed to return from a navigational exercise at sea. Its wireless faded out 20 minutes after takeoff, and nothing more was heard. An oil slick found 18 miles east of Jumpin Pin, between North and South Stradbroke Islands.
Sources:
1. www.adf-serials.com.au/2a16.htm
2. https://www.ozatwar.com//qld04.htm
3. http://www.adastron.com/lockheed/hudson/hud-1.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Feb-2018 22:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Apr-2020 18:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2020 18:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 24-Nov-2023 17:19 | TB | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative] |
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