ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27214
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1942 |
| Time: | 20:05 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A16-39 |
| MSN: | 1890 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Long Point, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Received by 7 Squadron, RAAF 8/6/42. Lost 9/6/42 (the next day) when A16-39 took off in company with A16-98 and A16-222 on a seaward patrol at 14.30 hours from Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Crew;
Squadron Leader James W. McGilvray 232 (Pilot with 102hrs in Hudsons),
Sgh M.J. Gawith Service No. 401622 (Observer)
Sgt F.R. Walton (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Service No. 401290 and
Sgt E.W. Bayley (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Service No. 412568.
At 16.14 hours, all aircraft were ordered to return to base due to the deteriorating weather. Following A16-98 on a North Westerly bearing, A16-39 was observed some twenty miles behind, when A16-39 changed its bearing to the West
Both A16-98 and A16-222 landed with light rain falling at Bairnsdale, some 45 miles from the last point A16-39 was seen by A16-98. Despite DF Bearings given no radio reply was ever heard from A16-39. At 20:05 hours, a Farmer, Mr. John Cameron of Long Point, near Lake Reeve/Lake Wellington, some 30 miles south south west of Bairnsdale, heard a low flying aircraft over his roof, followed by a crash. The Hudson had impacted on a nose angle of between 40 and 50 degrees and caught fire only 500 yards from his south easterly facing verandah. It appeared that the starboard engine was stopped in flight due to mechanical problems with the aircraft flying on the remaining Port engine at the time of the crash. The Crash board declared that the aircraft crashed whilst in a stall spin.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a16.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jan-2018 18:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2018 15:01 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 27-May-2023 11:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Operator]] |
| 01-Jul-2023 00:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [[[Time, Operator]]] |
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