Aircraft Photo of VH-ALA | Lockheed 414 Hudson Mk.IIIA | AirHistory.net #874744
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-ALA
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 14 Super Electra
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed B14/214/414 Hudson
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 414 Hudson Mk.IIIA
C/n (msn):414-6460
Location
City / Airport:Brisbane - ArcherfieldMap
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YBAF   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:June 1947 to December 1947
Photo from:Geoff Goodall Collection
Photo ID: 874744
Photo Comment

Crashed on take-off at Lae, Papua New Guinea, on April 18, 1948. All 37 on board were killed comprising two crew, two passengers of European background and 33 native Papua New Guineans. At the time, native passengers were treated as cargo, with weight and not numbers the limit. They were not provided with seat belts and on the fateful flight, neither were the European passengers. The accident, which is at the time of upload the worst for an aircraft registered in Australia, resulted seat belts becoming mandatory for all passengers regardless of race.

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