by Darrell Hillier | Nov 28, 2017 | Bruce Watt, Ferry Command, Gander, Lockheed Hudson
Welcome to guest author Darrell Hillier Canadian Aviation Historical Society member Darrell Hillier, whose special interests include Ferry Command and Gander aviation over the years, tells the full story of Hudson T9446 which crashed in December 1940 with my...
by Diana Trafford | Jun 18, 2017 | Ferry Command, Gander, Jackie Cochran, Lockheed Hudson
Jackie Cochran in the cockpit of her North American Aviation P-51B-15-NA Mustang NX28388 at Cleveland Municipal Airport. In 1947 and 1948 she set four world and United States speed records with this aircraft. Photo © Smithsonian Institution. Source: National Air and...
by Diana Trafford | Jun 5, 2017 | Lockheed Hudson, Temora Aviation Museum
Comment and photos from John Henderson Recent posts about the only Lockheed Hudson still flying (VH-KOY) prompted John Henderson of Ottawa (jandbhenderson@sympatico.ca) to send this email. Herewith a couple of images of KOY in situ at the Temora...
by Diana Trafford | Jun 4, 2017 | Lockheed Hudson, RAAF Museum Point Cook, Temora Aviation Museum
In the collection of the Temora Aviation Museum, Australia, Lockheed Hudson VH-KOY (Military S/N: A16-112) is still flying. Photo: Temora Aviation Museum website. About Point Cook This post is by way of an addendum to “Only Hudson Still...
by Diana Trafford | Jun 3, 2017 | Lockheed Hudson, RAAF Museum Point Cook
In the collection of the Temora Aviation Museum, Australia, Lockheed Hudson VH-KOY (Military S/N: A16-112) is still flying. Photo: Temora Aviation Museum website. Comments and photos from Paddy Gardiner A few days ago, Paddy Gardiner paddygar@gmail.com wrote...
by Diana Trafford | Apr 2, 2017 | Bruce Watt, Ferry Command, Lockheed Hudson
In the early months of the Atlantic ferry service, a top priority was delivering Hudsons from Canada to Britain. Once assigned to their squadrons, they patrolled the coast and protected the shipping lanes. Here, Hudson Mark II, T9376 ZS-X, of No. 233 Squadron RAF,...
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