ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25771
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| Date: | Monday 8 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A16-94 |
| MSN: | 1948 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles Off Kota Bharu, Kalantan -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kota Bharu, Malaya |
Shot Down 8/12/41 during attack on a Japanese Naval force near Khota Bharu, Malaya. No. 1 Squadron RAAF Crew of A16-19 were;
Crew:
Flt Lt J.G.L. Jones (Pilot),
Flying Officer R.H. Siggins (2nd Pilot),
Sgt D.W. Walters (W/AG) and
Sgt G.J. Hedges (W/AG)
Stated in "official" confusion for the period as A16-19 during Dec 1941, it was in light of the POW survivor of A16-19 that it may have been A16-94 that crashed whilst trying to land at Gong-Keddah Auxilary Field some 25 miles of Kota-Bharu.
However after war's end, RAF investigators, from details of local chief stated that both A16-19 and A16-94 crashed 3 and 5 miles respectively from the coast. The account of the crash landing referred to a crew which included Coldrey and Dowie made by a Crew member named L/AC P D Hynes
In "the fog of war" the fates of Hudsons A16-19 and A16-94 have become confused/overlapped (the official contemporary accounts do not help). It is thus not 100% certain what happened to each aircraft, other then the fact that both were shot down, and 7 of the 8 crew were lost in combat, with only one surviving to be taken PoW
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a16.shtml
http://www.raafdb.com/view_aircraft.asp?id=818
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Mar-2013 19:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2013 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2021 13:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities] |
| 25-Nov-2021 13:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2021 14:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2022 23:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jun-2023 06:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location]] |
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