Accident Lockheed Hudson Mk V AM617,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52995
 
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Date:Sunday 8 February 1942
Time:13:24
Type:Silhouette image of generic L14 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed Hudson Mk V
Owner/operator:407 (Demon) Sqn RCAF
Registration: AM617
MSN: RR-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 15 km NE of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -   Netherlands
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 04:30 hrs for a Rover patrol and failed to return.
Rover - Coastal Command armed patrol to search for enemy shipping

Crew:
Pilot P/O. J.R. McCulloch J/4324 RCAF Runnymede Memorial; panel 101
Observer F/Sgt. N.N. Palmer 748710 RAF Runnymede Memorial; panel 75
Wo ag Sgt. A.K. Cobb 1184403 RAF Runnymede Memorial; panel 80
Wo ag Sgt. L.J. Hodson 751286 RAF Runnymede Memorial; panel 85

Sources:

http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1942%20sec_tcm5-7283.pdf
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1402A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
15 May 1942 AM614 407 (Demon) Sqn RCAF 4 North Sea 20 km N of Terschelling, Friesland w/o
15 May 1942 AM906 407 (Demon) Sqn RCAF 4 North Sea 20 km N of Terschelling, Friesland w/o
21 June 1942 FH346 407 (Demon) Sqn RCAF 4 North Sea between Terschelling and Texel, Noord-Holland w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
08-Feb-2017 17:21 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Nov-2017 19:05 Red Dragon Updated [Cn, Destination airport]
06-Jan-2018 13:56 TigerTimon Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Jan-2018 11:23 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative]
02-Nov-2019 15:39 TigerTimon Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
15-Jun-2022 00:33 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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