Date & Time:
Jul 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
A16-198
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Horn Island - Amberley
MSN:
414-6463
YOM:
1942
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
10
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
After a flight from Horn Island, and while approaching Amberley at night, the crew became lost and continued to the south. Probably short of fuel, the twin engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea some 3 km off Broken Head. The wreckage sank by a depth of 57 metres, between Broken Head and Byron Bay. All 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Thomas Trigg,
Sgt Douglas John Lovejoy,
Sgt Gavin Athole Laurie Mclaren,
Sgt Gordon William George Ridge,
Sgt David Leslie Bradley,
LAC Edward George Kimmins,
LAC William Edwards Evans,
LAC Harold Wilmot Johnstone,
LAC Frederick Albert Charles Wood,
AC1 Edward George Merefield.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Thomas Trigg,
Sgt Douglas John Lovejoy,
Sgt Gavin Athole Laurie Mclaren,
Sgt Gordon William George Ridge,
Sgt David Leslie Bradley,
LAC Edward George Kimmins,
LAC William Edwards Evans,
LAC Harold Wilmot Johnstone,
LAC Frederick Albert Charles Wood,
AC1 Edward George Merefield.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after the airplane ran out of fuel.
