| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Oro Bay Area |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART21695 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 34.3 x 40.5 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | coloured pencil and carbon on paper |
| Maker |
Hodgkinson, Roy |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Oro Bay Area, New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Oro Bay Area |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Hudsons over Oro Bay
Description
Depicting an incident which happened whilst the artist was sitting on the beach at Oro Bay. Two Hudson's of the Royal Australian Air Force had taken off from Dobodura, with wounded and sick for general hospital. As soon as these planes were airbourne 14 Japanese Zeros first strafed the airship and then attacked the Hudsons, one of which shot down a Zero whilst the other was hotly chased by Zeros and eventually shot down, making a perfect belly landing on the sea. All patients were brought ashore safely with the exception of two stretcher cases who had been killed by Zero bullets. The rear gunner died from a wound in the lungs received during combat.