VH-AGX came to grief on Horn island soon after the photo was taken. It overran the runway after take-off was aborted. Now with the RAAF Museum at Point Cook.

The Hudson was the military version of the Electra airliner and entered service with Coastal Command in 1939 on anti-submarine and reconnaisance duties. This particular aircraft was delivered to the RAAF in 1942 and actually was responsible for two Japanese kills during WWII. After the war this airframe was placed on the Austrailan register as VH-SMM and -AGJ before returning to the UK, firstly to the Strathallan Collection and then the Hendon Museum.

Ex USAAF 41-36975, RAF FH174. After service in Australia, latterly as VH-AGJ, it was flown to the UK in 1973, becoming G-BEOX and is now preserved at the RAF Museum at Hendon. It wears the South East Asia roundel omitting the red centre and has the SF code of 13 Squadron RAAF.

Based on the L-14 Super Electra, the Hudson maritime patrol aircraft was developed for Britain in 1938 and saw lots of action with Commonwealth forces, both in the European and Pacific theatres of WWII.

Ex VH-SMM. Sold in UK in 1972 and delivered in May 1973, becoming G-BEOX in 1977.

Exported to Britain in 1973. Now part of RAF Museum collection

Ex RAAF A16-122, VH-AGX was built as a Mk IVA and converted to IIIA by Adastra. Damaged in an accident at Horn Island/YHID in 1973. Damaged aircraft now with RAAF Museum, Point Cook.