ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142165
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR403 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Myingyan, Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kumbhirgram, Assam |
Mosquito HR403: Took off for a Rhubard over the Chindwin and Irrawaddy Rivers. 19/12/1944
On 19 December 1944, two Mosquitoes flown by the unit’s Australian commanding officer, W/Cdr Hudson and another RAAF pilot, F/Lt A G McKenzie, DFC, took off to undertake a Rhubard over the Chindwin and Irrawaddy Rivers in the Kani-Pagan-Sagaing area. Opposite Pakokku on the Irrawaddy, McKenzie sought to open fire on a target, but his cannons jammed and he turned for home while Hudson pressed on alone. He did not return, and was replaced as unit CO by one of the flight commanders, S/Ldr F W Snell, DFC.
What happened was That, on the return journey, while Approaching to attack some river craft in the Irrawaddy near Mandalay, Mosquito HR403 hit the river surface, and although it Became airborne again it was badly damaged and Hudson made a forced landing on some rough broken country near the junction of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin Rivers. Both W/Cdr Hudson and P/O Shortis, only suffered lacerations to the legs and slight Concussion. They Were Captured by Japanese and Indian National Army soldiers, receiving rough treatment from Them.
Both airmen Then Were Taken to the nearby city of Myingyan Were immediately and interrogated in the Military Police Headquarters and the POW camp at Rangoon.
Crew:
W/Cdr (Aus.400448) Lionel Vivian HUDSON (pilot) RAAF – POW
P/O (185.119) John Alfred SHORTIS (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.https://www.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1070399--1-.pdf
3.ORB 82 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2012 07:19 | Nepa | Added |
| 03-Jun-2013 08:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2014 17:36 | MiG29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2014 09:14 | Jixon | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2015 07:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature] |
| 21-Dec-2015 21:14 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2016 18:47 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2019 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2022 12:19 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2022 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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