Accident Lockheed Hudson Mk II A16-79,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25960
 
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Date:Tuesday 20 January 1942
Time:18:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic L14 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed Hudson Mk II
Owner/operator:2 Sqn RAAF
Registration: A16-79
MSN: 1933
Fatalities:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Koepang, Timor -   Indonesia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Koepang, Dutch Timor
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The overloaded aircraft stalled and crashed on take-off after one engine burst into flames. Evacuation flight of RAAF personal

Sources:

www.adf-serials.com.au/2a16.htm

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
19 February 1942 A16-78 2 Sqn RAAF 0 RAAF Darwin, Darwin, NT w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
11-Apr-2010 04:24 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Apr-2010 11:59 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
30-Nov-2012 04:34 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator]
16-Aug-2016 14:06 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
04-Jan-2022 22:24 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Departure airport]
09-Jun-2022 04:53 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Departure airport]
30-Jun-2023 08:01 Ron Averes Updated [[Location, Departure airport]]
02-Jul-2023 19:25 Ron Averes Updated [[[Location, Departure airport]]]

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