Pacific Wrecks Forum

Evening, Which Hudson are you quoting? Heading is A16-112 but content is A16-211 I've decided to flesh out both for the teased readers A16-112 c/n6041 FY41-23182 17/09/1941 13/10/1941 5/12/1941 Indent 891:A-28-LO Del 17/09/41 USAAF.Defence Aid 13/10/41:Rec 056/12/41:Rec 2AD ex USA 05/12/41.Fitted wi...

Evening, Both of these at one stage belonged to No 1 Squadron. A9-320 first served with 100 Sqn and was coded QH-Q . Ran off runway 13/08/43, with the aircraft being extensively damaged Gurney PNG. She was later converted to Mk9 Transport and renumbered A9-742 circa 30/01/45. A9-501 served also with...

Hi Richard, Glad you didn't catch my error per getting the 35thFS mixed up with 35Fg or via Versa.Sorry, writing and thinking at two speeds Okay, P-39 Models per period,...........P-39D had the 37mm (So thats 40-2991-3050/ 41-6722-7115), with all of the P-400, P-39F (41-7116 onwards)and P-39D-1(41-2...

What's surpising also is that I think that I have a pic of #190 and "maybe" #180 if the camera was panned to the left after taking #190. #25 was White 25 so it would have stood out. Where else,....Port Pirie as the Hanger and the Fairey Battles behind give it away

Gordy

No problems, Mate, there's plenty left for all of us to fill in

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Gordy

Hi Tony,

That pic is dated early March 42 at Pearce following evacuation via Broome and Java

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Gordy

On a little quick research, Are you Richard talking about the below pic? This #74 by colour and tone , (anyone can correct me anytime) seems to be a P-39D or F. Just a preliminary check. Initially the Models were defined by Group,.....P-400's with 35thFG and the P-39D/Fs with the 8thFG in April 42. ...

Hi Richard, On a quick look on my forever changing Bell database, I can't see it. I'll have a dig around on the docs and get back to you,..either way. Time is a none relevant expectation though :), so it could be days Being "74" on the nose, in 99.9999% of cases doesn't correspond to the last two of...

John Casey also s/d a Val: 41-38387 Model 14A-318 P-39D-1-BE Sumac Arrived SS Stephen Fields USAAF 15-Aug-42 35thFS/8thFG USAAF Contract AC156 1/6/41. 1st Lt John R Casey jr ASN# 429757 35thFS/8thFG, s/d a Val D/B near Buna 07/12/42. But on the 11/03/43 while flying P-39D-1 41-38387 when with the 41...

I see if I can help. 41-15814 C/n 938 Accepted 30/09/1941 91stBS/27thBG(Lt) Project X 8/01/1942 SOC 16/02/1943 Savannah , SACD 21/10/41 To PHAD 02/11/41, Project"X" 02/01/42, "X" 08/01/42 Brisbane Qld Australia(Pensacola Convoy) crash landed Amberley ??/1/42 Pilot was 2ndLt Smallwood 91stBS.Repaired...

Okay,..further on. Two of the crew were a Lt O'Neill and a Sgt Rolfe M Smith I think they were 21st TCS O'Neill should be one of the following: O'NEILL BRIAN nmi O-022509 1LT NY MITCHEL Fd O'NEILL RAYMOND E. O-005561 LTC WA CHANUTE Fd O'NEILL WILLIAM A. O-425102 2LT HAMILTON Fd 34th PS 35th PG My gu...

Here's some details per the RAAF Personel

Have to search for the rest sometime

I'll get back to you in the next few weeks

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'Gordy

What? lacking a picture?

Heres the tail of VHCCA

There is a full list of the occupants,..somewhere

Lets help out

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Gordy

A little bit more, It was a controlled forced landing not a crash Northern Command Mission Number: TOW43 On the 8th July 42 a Wirraway from 24 Sqn RAAF flew a USAAF Maintenance Officer to the site,..on Rutland Downs Station, to establish the level of damage and whether or not it could be temporarily...

Oh, for those who are wondering about the history of her, it seems she met fate 22/04/42 in Hawaii 41-2443 c/n2255 Accepted USAAF 03/12/41. At McChord 04/12/41.Unknown 18/12/41.Bakers Field 26/12/41.Sent to "Copper" code for Hawaii by Pacific Route HAD Cond 22/04/42 (371HrsTT) HAD is Hawaian Air Def...