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Aircraft History Built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (LAC) in Burbank. Constructor Number 3850. Purchased by the United Kingdom and assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) as Hudson Mark III serial number AE495. Disassembled and loaded aboard Donerail as cargo and shipped across the Pacific to New Zealand. Wartime History Delivered to the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) as Hudson Mark III serial number NZ2027. On October 20, 1941 BOC by Unit 1 and reassembled at No. 1 Aircraft Depot (1 AD) at Hobsonville Airfield. Next, assigned to 2 Squadron at Nelson Airfield. On June 27, 1943 assigned to No. 4 Squadron at Suva Airfield (Nausori) on Fiji. Afterwards, to Henderson Field (Bomber 1) on Guadalcanal and possibly assigned to 3 Squadron. On July 24, 1943 at 1:00pm took off from Henderson Field (Bomber 1) on Guadalcanal piloted by F/Lt William George Clifford Allison, co-pilot P/O Frank Bevan Kerr, navigator Sgt Ronald Graham Douglas, gunner Sgt James Henry Johnstone, tail gunner Sgt Trevor Ganley and observer Lt Col. C. N. F. Bengough on a patrol mission between New Georgia and Bougainville. After take off, the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) was defective, so this Hudson returned to base changed to Hudson NZ2021 and resumed the mission but were shot down. During late July 1944, returned to New Zealand. In late 1944 converted to a C-63 transport. Afterwards, assigned to 40 Transport Squadron at Whenuapai Airfield. On August 15, 1944 assigned to 41 Transport Squadron. During June 1945 withdrawn from service. Postwar This Hudson was stored at Hamilton Airfield (Rukuhia) and offered for disposal. On March 2, 1948 sold by tender F603/597 to Mr. Larsen. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References ADF Serials - Hudson NZ2027 Contribute
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