ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188488
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| Date: | Thursday 19 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A16-6 |
| MSN: | 1857 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Darwin, Darwin, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Destroyed in hangar during first air raid on Darwin.
Believe this to be A16-6, destroyed in the first Japanese air raid on Darwin on 19 February 1942.
ADF Serials records six Hudsons destroyed on the ground during this raid: A16-6, 35, 57, 72, 78, 135. The entry for A16-6 mentions a photograph of the wrecked Hudson in a hanger.
Sources:
1. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/19626/?page=3
2. www.adf-serials.com.au/2a16.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2016 20:06 | TB | Added |
| 06-Sep-2020 02:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2022 02:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2022 02:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Jul-2022 00:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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