ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29295
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| Date: | Monday 26 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A16-87 |
| MSN: | 1941 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Unknown -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sembawang, Malaya |
Rec 1AD ex USA 17/05/40. Issued 1 Sqn RAAF 09/07/40. Aircraft with 8 Sqn RAAF 25/11/41. Coded "NN-Q". Lost over enemy target 24 January 1942. All four crew MIA, presumed KIA. Crew Captain was F/O Kenneth Vernon Hewett Serv#407676 .Struck Off Charge 19/02/42.
Note: as departure airport was in Malaya, where 8 Sqn was based at the time, country changed from Papua New Guinea to Malaysia.
Sources:
1. www.adf-serials.com.au/2a16.htm
2. http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/topic/2438-pacific-alphasimvirtavia-hudson-a16-87-nn-q/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20080821114042/http://baaa-acro.com/Pays/P/PNG-1940-1949.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-May-2014 04:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 14:08 | Erectus | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2023 05:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator]] |
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