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| RAAF No. 24 Squadron Former Assignments 2 AD No. 14 Squadron |
Pilot F/Lt Paul P. Paterson, 260515 (survived) Ormond, VIC Co-Pilot P/O James S. McIntyre, 402995 (survived, injured) Maclean, NSW Crew Cpl C. Mowbray, 6844 (survived) Passenger Major D. Pitt (injured) Passenger Lt Frank C. Hinders (injured) Crashed November 23, 1941 Aircraft History Built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (LAC) in Burbank. Constructors Number 1882. No U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) serial number was assigned. Disassembled and loaded as cargo aboard SS Kaituna and shipped from the United States across the Pacific to Sydney. Wartime History On March 9, 1940 assigned to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Hudson Mark I serial number A16-31. The same day assigned to 2 Air Depot (2 AD) and reassembled. On April 4, 1940 assigned to No. 14 Squadron. On May 15, 1940 suffered a landing accident. On July 20, 1940 approved for conversion to components but instead placed into a hanger at Pearce Airfield until at least September 20, 1940. Although written off, a decision was made to ship the bomber as cargo aboard a ship bound for Sydney where it was transported to Clyde Engineering and was the first Hudson repaired in Australia completed by June 6, 1941. Next, assigned to No. 24 Squadron with code U 07/41. On November 21, 1941 took off from Garbutt Field piloted by F/Lt Paul P. Paterson with co-pilot P/O James S. McIntyre on a flight via 7 Mile Drome near Port Moresby to refuel then onward to Kavieng then to the final destination Lakunai Airfield near Rabaul. Mission History On November 23, 1941 took off from Lakunai Airfield piloted by F/Lt Paul P. Paterson with co-pilot P/O James S. McIntyre and climbed to roughly 100' then crashed bounching on the nose and belly then spun around then caught fire and burned. Aboard, three were injured including McIntyre who was burned. Both Pitt and Hinders suffered abrasions and contusions. and Hinders Hinders. Afterwards, stripped for usable parts and abandoned. Memorials On January 19, 1942 pilot Paterson and co-pilot McIntyre and went Missing In Action (MIA) aboard Hudson A16-145. References WW2 Nominal Roll - Paul P. Paterson WW2 Nominal Roll - James Sinclair McIntyre WW2 Nominal Roll - C. Mowbray, 6844 WW2 Nominal Roll - D. Pitt WW2 Nominal Roll - Frank C. Hinders ADF Serials - Hudson A16-31 Frank C. Hinders Diary, November 23, 1941 "We were about 100 feet or so, just up above the clouds, something went wrong and the damn thing crashed. We bounced along on our nose ... and came back pointing to our face ... it was the navigator who remembered that there was a safety release ... and we got out just as the whole thing went up in smoke." Lost: Uncle Jim's Short War by Alan Capp May 2014 pages 14-15 Four studies for 'Bomber Crash' by Frank Hinders via Art Gallery of NSW Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated June 14, 2024 |
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