ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59651
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| Date: | Saturday 25 July 1942 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ2028 |
| MSN: | 3851 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing, between Fiji and Tonga -
 Tonga
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nausori, Fiji |
| Fua'amotu, Tonga |
Aircraft operated by No 4 Squadron, Nausori, Fiji.
Disappeared on a flight between Fiji and Tonga, thought to have ditched within 10 miles of the island, but no trace of the aircraft, four crew and two passengers was ever found.
One of the passengers was Major General Owen Mead, General Officer Commanding New Zealand Forces Pacific.
Sources:
1. Major General Owen Herbert Mead Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database
2. Arthur Norman CLAYTON Wings Over Cambridge
3. RNZAF Lockheed Hudson Mk III, IIIA,V,VI ADF Serial Numbers website
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2009 03:09 | XLerate | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 04:48 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source] |
| 23-Jan-2012 12:30 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source] |
| 20-May-2018 03:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2020 01:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 04-Oct-2021 21:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
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