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| View Original: | 2 Squadron RAAF Hudson fitters Hughes NT Mar 1943 AWM NWA0172.jpg (245x329) | |||
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| Keywords: 2 Squadron RAAF Hudson fitters Hughes NT Mar 1943 AWM NWA0172.jpg AWM caption Australia Northern Territory Hughes Airstrip NT A swarm of aircraft fitters of No 2 Squadron RAAF perform a 60-hourly inspection on one of the Squadron's Lockheed Hudsons A16-244 contractor's no 6497 On 4 November 1943 this Hudson crewed by Flying Officer FO Reed FO Allen and FO Carvosso and Flight Sergeant Flt Sgt Woof and Crow had completed a mission escorting No 457 Squadron RAAF Spitfire aircraft to Drysdale strip when upon landing one of its tyres blew causing the plane to ground loop While the crew were uninjured the damage caused to the Hudson's undercarriage wheels and propellor was extensive The following day Hudson A16-199 carrying 2 Squadron's Engineering Officer flew from Hughes to Drysdale 'to remove A16-244 from runway' while RAAF records state that the fuselage was subsequently abandoned NWA0172 1943-03-11 not stated Copyright expired - public domain PD-Australia No 2 Squadron RAAF Hughes Airfield Northern Territory World War II forces of Australia in Australia Lockheed Hudson in Australian service | ||||
