Sale - Sale
Flight / Schedule
Sale - Sale
Aircraft
Lockheed L-414 HudsonRegistration
A16-32
MSN
414-1883
Year of Manufacture
1940
Operator
Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDate
July 6, 1943 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Bass Strait All Australia
Region
Oceania • Australia
Narrative Report
On July 6, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Sale - Sale experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-414 Hudson, operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF, with the event recorded near Bass Strait All Australia.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The aircraft took off at 1944LT to carry out practice DR9. This practice was a night flight from Base-Flinders-Currie-Hogan Group-Base. The aircraft was on wireless silence and failed to return. The maximum endurance of the aircraft was 7 hours. The aircraft failed to return and all searches have proved negative. Crew: P/O John James Bowman, pilot, P/O Alan Joseph Malone, navigator, P/O Harry Robert Alfred Guymer, wireless operator and air gunner, P/O Alexander Frederick McDonald, wireless operator and air gunner, P/O John Alexander Buchanan, air gunner. Source: http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/
Aircraft reference details include registration A16-32, MSN 414-1883, year of manufacture 1940.
Fatalities
Total
5
Crew
5
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft took off at 1944LT to carry out practice DR9. This practice was a night flight from Base-Flinders-Currie-Hogan Group-Base. The aircraft was on wireless silence and failed to return. The maximum endurance of the aircraft was 7 hours. The aircraft failed to return and all searches have proved negative. Crew: P/O John James Bowman, pilot, P/O Alan Joseph Malone, navigator, P/O Harry Robert Alfred Guymer, wireless operator and air gunner, P/O Alexander Frederick McDonald, wireless operator and air gunner, P/O John Alexander Buchanan, air gunner. Source: http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 5
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Sale - Sale
Operator
Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Oceania • Australia
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