ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29258
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 May 1942 |
| Time: | 05:15 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk IIIa |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A16-196 |
| MSN: | 6461 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Ambon Island, Maluku Islands -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Daly Waters, NT |
Built for USAAF as 41-36972. Diverted to RAF under Lend-Lease as FH171. Diverted again to RAAF as A16-196. Received by RAAF at No. 1 Aircraft Depot 02/04/42. Issued 2 Sqn RAAF 30/04/42 via Parafield South Australia to Daly Waters.
Lost in Combat 13/05/1942: Accompanied by eight other Hudsons after taking off 04:55 Hours on 13/05/42 on strike mission in Ambon Island Area. [Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia - part of the Dutch East Indies at the time]
Seen exploding during a successful attack at mast height on a 3,000 ton ship that had exploded from a direct hit by A16-196 at the same time. Three of the crew were killed instantly.
Crew;
FLGOFF John Hester Venn Serv#406063 (Pilot) - KIA
Sgt W.J. James Serv#411496 - KIA
Sgt B.A. Kilpatrick Serv#408552 - KIA
Sgt L.A.Omsby Serv#407871 missing presumed killed later
Struck Off Charge 12/09/42. It was found after the war that one of the crew had in fact survived the reported explosion and crash into the sea. Sgt L. A. Omsby was rescued and placed in the nearby Japanese Naval Hospital, but was later executed by the Japanese.
Sources:
1. www.adf-serials.com.au/2a16.htm
2. http://www.raafdb.com/view_aircraft.asp?id=1280
3. http://www.adastron.com/lockheed/hudson/hud-3.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambon_Island#Colonial_era
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jan-2015 20:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2015 22:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2015 20:55 | Digger | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2022 23:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jun-2023 09:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location]] |
| 23-Feb-2024 08:06 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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