| Place | Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AC0065 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Harrison, John Thomas |
| Place made | Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin |
| Date made | 25 July 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
In flight, Lockheed Hudson, A16-66; believed unit of No. 13 Squadron RAAF stationed at Darwin. ...
Description
In flight, Lockheed Hudson, A16-66; believed unit of No. 13 Squadron RAAF stationed at Darwin. Pilot either Regular Officer, 219 Flight Lieutenant Herbert Ahearn Nicholas, or Regular Officer, 214 Flight Lieutenant Leslie Ewart Collings. On 28 and 29 November 1941, A16-66 had been involved with three other Hudsons from 13 Squadron in the fruitless search for survivors of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney. Each Hudson flew from dawn until dusk in parallel searches operating from Broome, Port Hedland and Carnarvon in Western Australia, but found nothing. 13 Squadron moved from Darwin to Ambon on 7 December 1941 to provide air support to the Dutch forces stationed there. Later, on 26 January 1942, A16-66 and two other Hudsons (A16-125 and -71) were destroyed on the ground when four naval A6M2 Zeros from the 3rd Kokatai, or Naval Air Group, strafed Halong naval base on Ambon Island.