ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65766
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| Date: | Monday 23 April 1945 |
| Time: | 09:24 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson C-63 |
| Owner/operator: | Guadalcanal UF RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ2012 |
| MSN: | 3825 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Piva Bomber Strip, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Henderson Field, Guadalcanal |
| Piva Bomber Strip, Bougainville |
Mk III converted to C-63 transport. Landing crash. Approaching Piva Bomber Strip ( aka Piva North, Piva Uncle) NZ2012 stalled, crashed onto the runway and burned. Three of the five POB died in the crash.
Flight Lieutenant Robert Lamason, Flying Officer Wilfred Hall ,and Leading Aircraftman John Medhurst R.I.P.
Sources:
1. NZ Archives
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzhudson.htm
3. Wikipedia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 05:11 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Oct-2009 22:23 | angels one five | Updated |
| 05-Oct-2009 22:25 | angels one five | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2010 17:18 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2011 13:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2011 04:44 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 02-May-2013 22:57 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2013 07:41 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 16:18 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2023 21:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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