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| RAAF No. 6 Squadron Former Assignments 1 OTU No. 14 Squadron No. 32 Squadron |
Aircraft History Built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (LAC) in Burbank. Constructors Number 6041. Assigned USAAF serial number 41-23182. Disassembled and shipped across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History On December 5, 1941 received by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Hudson serial number A16-112. Reassembled by 1 Operational Training Unit (1 OTU). On July 8, 1942 assigned to No. 14 Squadron for anti submarine patrols off Western Australia. Next, assigned to No. 32 Squadron and operated off the east coast of Australia. Afterwards, assigned to No. 6 Squadron and operated from Milne Bay performing bombing, armed reconnaissance and patrol work for the next year. Returned to Australia for overhaul then allocated to RAAF Survey Flight for the remainder of World War II. Post War Sold to East-West Airlines and became their flagship, VH-EWA for the next six years when it was purchased by Adastra Aerial Surveys as a photographic aircraft from whom the Long family purchased it in 1976. Restoration and conversion to its original military configuration was completed in 1993. Display Temora Aviation Museum acquired the aircraft in May 2004. Registered as VH-KOY it is the only flying Hudson in Australia. Painted in the markings of Lockheed Hudson "The Tojo Busters" A16-211. References ADF Serials - Hudson A16-112 Contribute
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