ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25967
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk IIIa |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A16-233 |
| MSN: | 6483 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tanimbar Islands -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Darwin |
Shot down with 3 crew members killed and two taken prisoner, The two prisoners were taken to a prison camp on Ambon and subsequently executed.
Sources:
1. Family history of Pilot Officer R.H. Williams
2. www.adf-serials.com.au/2a16.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Mar-2018 19:15 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2023 12:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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