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Post by Tony on Jul 1, 2011 12:27:14 GMT 12
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Post by Tony on Jul 1, 2011 12:50:44 GMT 12
Included in the Sunderland site:
21st December 1941. Sunderland Mk.I T9071 :M of 230 Squadron was captained by Flt Lt S W R Hughes RNZAF when the aircraft was attacked by Bf.110's and forced down into the sea while on a supply flight from Egypt to Malta. Washed ashore and broke up. 1 Crewman (the tail gunner) died of his injuries. The Bf.110 was probably destroyed by return fire.
The crew were captured by Italian Forces and that is a story in itself.
Hughes also got into deep trouble with the authorities as the aircraft was carrying gold bullion which the crew dumped over the side of the aircraft. It was never recovered. The fantastic Mechanics Bay pic from Adelaide Archivist.
Two Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) Short S30 Empire class flying boats and two RNZAF Sunderland flying boats at Mechanics Bay, New Zealand. The TEAL aircraft are ZK-AMC (left) and ZK-AMA (right) were operated by TEAL between 1940 and 1947. Courtesy of WWII RNZAF Flying Boat Captain Dave Sheehan.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 1, 2011 14:16:53 GMT 12
There was a series of photos of that Sunderland being broken up by the surf in The Weekly News. It's also in the pink book that covered the 1940's of the Weekly News I think.
That's not Hobsonville, as you said previously it's Mechanics Bay.
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Post by Tony on Jul 1, 2011 14:36:42 GMT 12
There was a series of photos of that Sunderland being broken up by the surf in The Weekly News. It's also in the pink book that covered the 1940's of the Weekly News I think. That's not Hobsonville, as you said previously it's Mechanics Bay.
Now corrected.
The story of Sunderland T9071 featured in a book - Possibly Chas Boyer's Sunderland at War.
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