VH-AGX
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| Type: | L-414-08
Hudson Mk IVA/A-28 L-414-56 Hudson Mk III (converted) |
| MSN: | 6051 |
| Previous Identities: | 41-23192 A16-122 (VH-RBD) |
| Owner: | RAAF Museum, Point Cook, VIC. |
History:
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A16-122
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| 05DEC41 | Received 1 Aircraft Depot ex U.S.A. with Pratt & Whitney engines. (Source: 3) |
| 08JAN42 | Issued 14 Sqn. (Source: 3) |
| 29APR42 | Aircraft struck drain on landing and undercarriage collapsed. (Source: 3) |
| 16NOV42 | Collided with wingtip of A16-116. (Source: 3) |
| 15JAN43 | Received 32 Sqn. (Source: 3) |
| 22MAY43 | Issued to 6 Sqn. (Source: 3) |
| 09SEP43 | Received at 7 Aircraft Depot for conversion to transport aircraft. (Source: 3) |
| 14NOV43 | Received 38 Sqn ex 7 AD. (Source: 3) |
| 06JAN44 | Issued callsign VH-RBD. (Source: 3) |
| 14MAR44 | Missing in vicinity of Carnarvon WA. Aircraft was attempting to return to Carnarvon on flight from Guilford to Exmouth Gulf in bad weather. Aircraft belly landed after fuel exhaustion. (Source: 3) |
| 15MAR44 | Located by search aircraft. (Source: 3) |
| 20MAR44 | Received 17 Repair and Salvage Unit. (Source: 3) |
| 02MAY44 | Received 4 Aircraft Depot for repair. (Source: 3) |
| 30NOV45 | Received at 2 Aircraft Depot for storage. (Source: 3) |
| 24APR47 | Sold to Godden Board and Godden, Potts Point, NSW. (Source: 3) |
| 07AUG47 | Issued to purchaser. (Source: 3) |
| 47 | Ferried from Richmond to Camden for storage by Intercontinental Air Maintenance. (Source: 2) |
| A16-122 was one of three Hudsons purchased from CDC by Stan Godden and Warren Penny on behalf of Air Carriers, the prospective operator of Halifax VH-BDT. The other aircraft were A16-147 and A16-149. Air Carriers could not pay for them and they were subsequently sold to Warren Penny's brother Raymond. (Source: 2) | |
| 14NOV47 | Intercontinental Air Maintenance wrote to Raymond Penny to inform him that the sum of £600 was outstanding for work performed on A16-122, 147 and 149. (Source: 2) |
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VH-AGX
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| 25NOV54 | Registered VH-AGX to Adastra Aerial Surveys. Aircraft was converted from Mk IVA to Mk III with installation of Wright Cyclone engines. |
| 29OCT57 | In connection with the inquiry into the crash of Hudson VH-AGO on 24 June 1957, a test flight (1hr 25min) was conducted in VH-AGX on this date. (Source: NAA: Report on investigation into aircraft accident to Lockheed Hudson Mk III VH-AGO at Horn Island, Qld on 24 June 1957 Series number A8325 Control symbol 24/6/1957 PART 1) |
| 29JUN62 | Transferred to Sepal Pty Ltd (an Adastra company). |
| 25MAR68 | Arrived at Essendon, refuelled and departed on a flight plan to Giles WA and Kalgoorlie. (Source: 1) |
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Repainted
in the Orange Livery
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| DEC71 | Photographed at Longreach in the orange livery. |
| 22DEC73 | Crashed on takeoff at Horn Island. Aborted takeoff due loss of oil pressure. Aircraft overan strip into swamp and was badly damaged. Both crew escaped injury. |
| 76 | Acquired by Bob Eastgate, Melbourne VIC. |
| 06FEB77 | Arrived at Point Cook VIC ex Townsville Trader for restoration. |
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JUN78
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Bob Eastgate acquired the nose section from Hudson A16-244 which had been abandoned at Kalumburu Mission (formerly RAAF Drysdale River) WA after the war. It was intended that the nose section from A16-244 would be grafted on to VH-AGX to replace its damaged nose. |
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29NOV96
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VH-AGX was transferred to the RAAF Museum, along with the nose section of A16-244 and the fuselage of A16-22, in exchange for a number of Winjeels. |
See "Ten Years in the Life of a Hudson Engine" for movements by VH-AGX.
See also "Hudson Nose Art".
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SOURCES
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1
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Geoff Goodall - contemporary notes. |
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2
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Geoff Goodall The Migrant Caper |
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3
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RAAF Form E/E.88. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 30DEC22 |
Added
a Slideshow
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| 19 | 22DEC22 |
Added
information from Source: 2.
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| 18 | 21SEP22 | |
| 17 | 15FEB22 |
Added
an image thanks to Ken Watson.
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| 16 | 13OCT21 | |
| 15 | 29JUN21 | |
| 14 | 11JUN21 |
Added
an image thanks to Eric Allen.
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| 13 | 07FEB20 |
Added
an image of the damaged fuselage
at Point Cook on 19NOV77 thanks to Peter Gates.
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| 12 | 06MAY19 | |
| 11 | 22DEC18 |
Added
an image of the aircraft at Horn
Island in DEC73 thanks to Ben Dannecker.
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| 10 | 02AUG17 |
Added
an image of the aircraft in the grey
scheme circa 1955.
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| 9 | 14MAY17 | |
| 8 | 30JAN17 |
Added
a reference to a test flight on 29OCT57.
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| 7 | 12SEP16 |
Added
an image thanks to Bob Livingstone.
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| 6 | 31JAN16 |
Refreshed
the page and images and added several new images.
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| 5 | 31OCT15 |
Added
an image of the aircraft landing
at Broken Hill in 1973. Thanks to Mal Lloyd.
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| 4 | 31AUG12 |
Added
an image of the aircraft with red
cowls and black registration. Thanks to Ken Watson and the CAHS.
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| 3 | 01MAR11 |
Added
a sighting on 25MAR68.
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| 2 | 28NOV97 |
Original
issue
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