ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228887
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| Date: | Sunday 20 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk IIIa |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ2044 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing between Fiji and New Zealand -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nausori, Fiji |
| Whenuapai, New Zealand |
Two Hudsons, NZ2044 and NZ2066, went missing on a flight from Fiji.
They departed Nausori at 0600 on 20/8/44 as part of a flight of six Hudsons bound for New Zealand.
During the flight thick cloud was encountered and the formation split up .
NZ 2044 and 2066 were never seen again despite an extensive search lasting almost a week.
NZ2044 : Flight Lieutenant Wilbur Lange, Sergeant George Bryant, Pilot Officer Kenneth Ross, Flying Officer Sydney Aldridge, Pilot Officer Kenneth Marshall, Flying Officer Jack Olson, and Flying Officer David Stewart.
NZ2066 : Flying Officer Norman Beard, Warrant Officer Arthur Dunstan, Sergeant Thomas Carey, Sergeant Robert Gillespie, Pilot Officer Ivan Johnson, Flight Sergeant Thomas Ward, and Flying Officer John Waugh.
R.I.P.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2020 01:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Damage] |
| 08-Oct-2021 22:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Country] |
| 09-Dec-2021 20:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
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