Lockheed Hudson Mk. IIIa Serial Number A16-245

RAAF
6 Squadron

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Andrew Wight 1995

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Bob Halstead 2007

Pilot  F/O Raymond Alfred Norman Kelly, 415152
Crew  F/O W A Green
Crew  Sgt H J Clark
Crew  Sgt Earnest Archie Prime, 416128
Ditched  February 24, 1943

Aircraft History
Delivered to the RAAF on May 20, 1942. Manufacture Number 6498, USAAF Serial Number 41-37009. RAF ID FH208.

Mission History
This plane was one of three involved in a reconnaissance mission to New Britain and Bougainville on February 24, 1943. On the way home, it ran short of fuel and had to ditch just off shore in Milne Bay due to bad weather.

Wreckage
Located about a hundred meters from shore. The aircraft is upside down on a sandy bottom. Machine guns and ammunition are still inside the plane.

References
Thanks to Daniel Leahy for additional information

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