The Crash of the Lockheed Hudson (42-6625) Mk. VI - EW916, ZS-H. 48 Sqn RAF
Article about: The Crash of the Lockheed Hudson (42-6625) Mk. VI - EW916, ZS-H. 48 Sqn RAF On February 22, 1944, a group of 13 aircraft belonging to the 48 Sqn. of the RAF took off from their base in Gibra
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The Crash of the Lockheed Hudson (42-6625) Mk. VI - EW916, ZS-H. 48 Sqn RAF
The Crash of the Lockheed Hudson (42-6625) Mk. VI - EW916, ZS-H. 48 Sqn RAF
On February 22, 1944, a group of 13 aircraft belonging to the 48 Sqn. of the RAF took off from their base in Gibraltar, bound for the base of Birchan Newton (Norfolk).
The Gibraltar-United Kingdom route flew over Portuguese territory, except for the final section that did so over the region located in the Northwest corner of Spain, Galicia.
During that flight two Hudsons were lost, the first was the EW906 that crashed in Loriga in the "Sierra da Estrela" (Portugal) and, around four in the morning, the Hudson EW916 in the "Peña Monteagudo" in "Calvos de Randín" (Province of Orense, Spain).
I have indicated with the red dot of google maps the place of the accident
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Thanks for taking the time to tell the story of the air men's loss, how beautiful it looks now and what a different place it was 76 years ago.
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Hi Santi, thank you for bringing this unknown (to me) incident to our attention. It's very good of you to remember the crew men and their story, also very interesting that the wreckage of the Hudson didn't go to waste.
Nice to put a face to a name too. Grazas.
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A fascinating story! The headstones look they could use a scrubbing though.
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Great thread Santi. Thank you.
gregM
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