Lockheed L-414 Hudson crash, Jun 27, 1943 (5 killed), Pac...
Lockheed L-414 Hudson accident on June 27, 1943 near Pacific Ocean northwest of Viti Levu, Fiji with 5 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel...
- Date: June 27, 1943
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-414 Hudson
- Location: Pacific Ocean northwest of Viti Levu, Fiji
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel after becoming lost in bad weather and ditched in the sea without a position fix.
A No. 4 Squadron RNZAF Hudson III left Nausori, Fiji, on an antisubmarine sortie and became lost in bad weather after navigation and radio problems. Its final transmission was an SOS reporting it was out of fuel and going down. The five crew were never found.