ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27183
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 August 1940 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A16-97 |
| MSN: | 1951 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Canberra, ACT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Moorabbin, VIC |
| Canberra, ACT |
Spun and crashed 2 miles east of Canberra Aerodrome, killing 4 crew and 6 passengers.
Passengers:
Mr James V Fairbairn, Minister of State for Air and Civil Aviation.
Sir Henry S Gullett, Vice President of the Executive Council.
Brigadier Geoffrey A Street, Minister of State for Army and Repatriation.
General Sir C Brudenell B White, Chief of the General Staff.
Lt Colonel Francis Thornwaite, staff officer to General White.
Mr Richard E Elford, private secretary to Mr Fairbairn.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert E Hitchcock, P/O Richard F Wiesener, Cpl John F Palmer, AC1 Charles J Crosdale.
R. I. P.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Canberra_air_disaster
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46732211
4. www.adf-serials.com.au/2a16.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jun-2009 07:21 | KenHitchcock | Updated |
| 11-Apr-2010 04:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2010 11:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 26-Jun-2012 12:19 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 07-Apr-2013 10:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Aug-2016 14:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
| 30-Aug-2018 08:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2020 18:14 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2020 23:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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