Date & Time: Jul 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
A16-193
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Horn Island - Salamaua
MSN:
414-6358
YOM:
1941
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew left Horn Island Airport at 2300LT on a combined flight to Salamaua (PNG) with three other similar aircraft. While flying over the Coral Sea, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. No trace was ever found.
Crew (32nd Squadron):
F/Lt Patrick Randal McDonnell,
P/O Alexander Mackay Petrie,
P/O Randolph Loring Fairfax,
Sgt Murray Charles Ellis.